On Friday afternoon, a 23-year-old was shot dead in a law office in Graz, and shortly afterwards the perpetrator shot himself. The latest findings of the Graz public prosecutor’s office show: the 29-year-old killed the young woman with three shots. . Nothing more precise is known about the motive or the relationship.
The investigation into the horrific massacre in the middle of Graz city center has been in full swing since last Friday. A 29-year-old shot a 23-year-old in a law firm on Kaiserfeldgasse and then committed suicide. After the autopsy of the victim was completed, it is now clear: the perpetrator fired at least four shots, three of which were aimed directly at the body of the young employee, explains Arnulf Rumpold, spokesman for the Graz public prosecutor’s office.
Previously, a total of three shots was assumed. The autopsy of the 29-year-old shooter is scheduled for Monday and should provide further insights. In order to clarify the background of the massacre, the detectives are now conducting extensive interviews in the perpetrator’s environment. “Now everything has to be evaluated,” Rumpold explains. The woman was alone in the office; there are no direct witnesses.
It is still uncertain what the actual relationship was between the perpetrator, who worked for a short time at the same law firm, and the 23-year-old victim. Nothing more precise is known about the motive either.
Is the current gun law too lax?
It is clear that the man was the legal owner of the murder weapon, a long gun of category C. However, the Austrian did not have a gun pass or firearms permit. That was not necessary: ”There are three different weapon categories in Austria. Hunting rifles and rifles that have to be reloaded after every shot fall into category C and are therefore freely available,” reports Manfred Gruber of the Styrian State Police Directorate.
There are, however, a few rules that retailers and customers must adhere to: “For example, the seller must question the customer’s motive,” says Gruber. In addition, the buyer and the weapon must always be registered with the dealer. “Both then appear in the central weapons register of the authority,” says the official. In addition, the following has been in effect for several years: The seller may not hand over the weapon to the customer until at least three days after purchase. This ‘cooling-off phase’ is intended to avoid emotional actions.
Source: Krone
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