Gunman Kills at Least Nine in Attack at Austrian Secondary School

21-Year-Old Sole Suspect, Who Also Died, Was a Student at the School but Did Not Graduate

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VIENNA - A gunman killed at least nine people in an attack at a secondary school in the southern Austrian city of Graz on June 10.

There were six female and three male victims, Interior Minister Gerhard Karner said in a news conference.

Police said the attacker also died, and that they were working on the assumption that he had operated alone. National broadcaster ORF said about 30 people were wounded. Austrian media reported that most of the dead were students at the school.

The 21-year-old sole suspect was a student at the school but did not graduate, Mr. Karner added.

Police did not publicly identify the killer, but Austrian media cited unconfirmed reports saying he entered the school and opened fire on students.

"The rampage at a school in Graz is a national tragedy that has deeply shaken our entire country," Austrian Chancellor Christian Stocker said in a statement.

"There are no words for the pain and grief that we all - all of Austria - are feeling right now."