A ‘bullied’ drop-out who turned his former school into a bloodbath on Tuesday as he massacred 10 students in a gun rampage had actually sent his mother a farewell video simply moments before he opened fire.

Investigators found the message yesterday when they searched the home of the 21-year-old shooter who took his life after his attack at BORG Dreierschützengasse high school in the city of Graz.

Cops did not elaborate on investigators’ findings in a brief post on social media network X.

But a senior official who acknowledged that the message had been found on Tuesday night said it hadn’t permitted them to draw conclusions.

Franz Ruf, the public security director at Austria’s Interior Ministry informed ORF public television that a ‘goodbye letter’ had actually also been discovered.

‘He states goodbye to his parents. But no intention can be inferred from the goodbye letter, which is a matter for additional investigations.’

Alarmed by his complicated message, his mother right away alerted police, Austrian news outlet Heute reports.

But in spite of her efforts to stop a catastrophe from occurring, it was too late, as she opened the video message 24 minutes after receiving it, and by then her kid had actually currently stormed into two class.

A 15-year-old Kosovan girl named Lea is the first victim to be envisioned

People embrace as they collect on the primary square following a lethal school shooting in Graz, Austria, June 10, 2025

Ten individuals were eliminated and more than a dozen others were injured as shots and screams sounded out when a shooter stormed into his old classroom and gunned down trainees and instructors. Pictured: Special forces officer leaves the school following the deadly shooting in Graz

Asked whether the aggressor had attacked victims arbitrarily or targeted them particularly, Ruf stated that is likewise under investigation and he didn’t want to hypothesize.

He said that injured people were found on different levels of the school and, in one case, in front of the building.

A 15-year-old Kosovan girl named Lea is the first of his victim’s to be pictured.

Mourning the teenager in a Facebook post, her sad auntie wrote: ‘Today, my niece Lea unfortunately lost her life in the attack in Graz. We wish her soul and express our appreciation to all those who share our pain during these tough times.’

More than a lots others were wounded as shots and screams called out when the shooter - named in your area as ‘Artur A’ - stormed into his old class blasting a shotgun and a pistol which he lawfully owned.

In the nation’s worst mass school shooting, terror-stricken pupils pretended to be dead as they cowered in corridors and 2 classrooms or ran for their lives.

Chilling video recorded the sound of shots followed by screams as the shooter picked off his victims.

Pupils and instructors were stated to be amongst the dead.

The shooter had sent his mother a farewell video just minutes before he opened fire

His mother right away notified police after opening his video, however it was far too late. Pictured: A grab from a chilling video circulating online that shows the moment gunshots rang out around the BORG Dreierschuetzengasse high school

Pictured: Two female students stick on to each other as they escape the school structure

In the nation’s worst mass school shooting, terror-stricken pupils pretended to be dead as they cowered in corridors and 2 classrooms or ran for their lives. Pictured: Special forces came down on the high school soon before 10am regional time after reports of gunshots

Footage shows terror-stricken students run down a passage and a flight of stairs as they are escorted out of the structure by greatly armed cops

Family members reunite following the lethal school shooting in Graz, Austria

Six female and three male victims died rapidly, with one grownup said to be amongst them. The tenth victim, a woman, succumbed to her in health center last night

Austria was plunged into a state of shock, with Chancellor Christian Stocker flying to Graz and stating a ‘dark day in the history of our nation’

More than 300 cops and special forces descended on the school after ‘screams and gunshots’ were heard by emergency situation service employees

Six female and three male victims died quickly, with one grownup stated to be amongst them. The tenth victim, a lady, caught her injuries in healthcare facility last night.

The former student ended his deadly rampage when he turned a weapon on himself in a toilet cubicle.

Police later discovered a suicide note at his home nearby, which stated he had actually ‘felt bullied’ at the school and was trying to find someone to blame, according to Austria’s Krone Zeitung paper, although authorities said just that he was an ex-pupil who had actually stopped before completing his research studies.

The shooter is comprehended to have actually coped with his single mother in a low-income housing estate on the outskirts of Graz, Krone Zeitung reports.

One neighbour explained him as ‘inconspicuous’, informing Profil news outlet: ‘He was completely withdrawn. He wore his big earphones and a knapsack whenever he went in and out. He never said hello, but he was never ever undesirable in any method’.

His mom has been explained as a ‘kind’ and ‘really sweet’ female, with one neighbour commenting: ‘I’m hoping not only for the victims’ families, but also for the mom.’

Detectives are searching data on his smart phone and computers to construct a photo of his current motions and search for ideas as to his motivation.

Austria was plunged into a state of shock, with Chancellor Christian Stocker flying to Graz and declaring a ‘dark day in the history of our country’ as he announced 3 days of national mourning.

More than 300 police and unique forces came down on the school after ‘screams and gunshots’ were heard by emergency service employees throughout frenzied calls at 10am local time.

Armed Cobra authorities commandos charged into the four-storey building as part of an emergency situation action that consisted of 65 ambulances, a minimum of 2 air ambulances and 158 paramedics.

Terrified students filmed themselves as gunshots rang out, and later on as they fled down corridors as armed officers assisted leave them from the 400-pupil school.

Two schoolgirls were shown clinging on to each other as they ranged from the school building. One instructor explained being barricaded inside a classroom with students as they heard the gunshots.

eople gather to observe a minute of silence in honour of the victims of a fatal shooting at a secondary school

Last night Graz Cathedral held a service of reflection and the city’s main square ended up being a ‘sea of lights’ as candle lights were lit for the victims

People light candles for the victims of a school shooting at Hauptplatz square in Graz, Austria

The gunman entered the facilities with a handgun and a handgun, according to local reports

A member of rescue services knees on the flooring and pray throughout a funeral foloowing the shooting on June 10

A traumatic video revealed victims lined up on stretchers outside of the school while lots of paramedics tended to them. Some were covered by white sheets. Helicopter ambulances airlifted one of the most severely injured straight to Graz Regional Hospital.

Desperate moms and dads raced to the school as word of the massacre spread, with authorities reuniting them with evacuated survivors at a regional hall.

One daddy told how his child had actually endured by pretending to be dead. The male, named as Farag, told television channel Puls 24: ‘Out of fear, he put down to pretend that he was eliminated so that he would not be targeted anymore.’

He included: ‘Who did this? What sort of problem did he have?’

One mom said: ‘My child called me to state he was in school which he was being contended, which he thinks he is going to pass away. I have actually just learnt now, 2 hours later on, that he’s still alive.’

Metin Ozden, who remained in his kebab dining establishment near the school, said: ‘I’ve never seen so numerous emergency services in my entire life.’ He said moms and dads passing his dining establishment were weeping as they rushed to the school.

Police commander Franz Ruff stated ‘at least’ a lots individuals had been hurt in addition to those killed.

Krone Zeitung newspaper previously reported that 28 people were taken to health center, with at least 2 of them in an ‘extremely critical condition’. Seven needed emergency situation surgery.

Graz mayor Elke Kahr called the incident ‘a terrible tragedy’. Here she is imagined making a telephone call after the shooting

Some victims had actually reportedly been shot in the head. The numbers have actually not been formally validated.

Police confirmed the killer had actually lawfully owned the weapons, with the Salzburger Nachrichten paper reporting he had actually bought among the weapons simply days ago.

Attacks in public are unusual in the nation of nearly 9.2 million people, which ranks amongst the 10 most safe nations on the planet, according to the Global Peace Index.

Last night the nation’s Chancellor said: ‘A school … is a space of trust, of security, of the future. The reality that this safe space was shattered by such an act of violence leaves us speechless.’

Austria’s foreign minister Beate Meinl-Reisinger said: ‘As a mother of three children, my heart is breaking.’ The local state governor Mario Kunasek said ‘the green heart of Austria is weeping’, while president Alexander van der Bellen stated: ‘This horror can not be recorded in words.’

Leaders from across Europe sent their acknowledgements including Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelensky who stated he was ‘deeply saddened’. French education minister Elisabeth Borne stated that a person of those who died was a ‘young fellow person’ of France.

Today, an across the country minute’s silence will be held at 10am regional time. Flags on the Hofburg Palace in Vienna, where the president has his office, will fly at half mast. Pictured: People light candle lights in the primary square

A lady leaves a candle at a makeshift memorial site near BORG Dreierschuetzengasse high school where the shooting took place

At a news conference previously in the day, Austria’s interior minister Gerhard Karner refused to be made use of ‘speculation’ in the case, stating it was the task of the criminal workplace to examine.

Police did confirm the killer was not ‘known’ to authorities before the attack.

Last night Graz Cathedral held a service of reflection and the city’s primary square ended up being a ‘sea of lights’ as candle lights were lit for the victims.

In a neighboring parish church, prayers were stated for victims consisting of one called Leo. ‘We are lighting a light for Leo,’ stated Father Pesendorfer, who was in tears.

Today, a nationwide minute’s silence will be held at 10am regional time. Flags on the Hofburg Palace in Vienna, where the president has his workplace, will fly at half mast.

Yesterday afternoon long lines formed outside a blood donation centre in Graz. Johanna, 30, said: ‘I’m here because I wished to do something. I felt defenseless.’

Austria has one of the greatest rates of gun ownership in Europe, with roughly 370,000 Austrians legally owning 1.5 million registered firearms, according to the interior ministry.

Wild hunting is popular in the nation and majority of Austria’s registered firearms fall under the category of weapons that can be owned by any adult without a licence.