Bloody Sunday in Traiskirchen: Austrian shoots man and flees!

Bloody Sunday in Traiskirchen: Austrian shoots man and flees!

in Traiskirchen, south of Vienna, there was a tragic incident yesterday when a 67-year-old Austrian reached for a gun during his vacation and fired on two people. According to reports from Welt on Sunday morning opened fire on a man and a woman. The attack ended fatally for the man while the woman was seriously injured and had to be flown to a Viennese hospital with a rescue helicopter.

After the fatal incident, the alleged perpetrator initially fled with a vehicle and later committed suicide. Investigators of the Lower Austria State Criminal Police Office have taken on the investigations on the background and the motive of the crime, although it has so far remained unclear whether there was a relationship between the victims and the perpetrator. The 67-year-old had previously noticed due to a ban on weapons because he had the long-lived long weapon illegally, which also complicated the situation.

a serious incident

The emergency call reached the emergency services shortly after 10 a.m., such as reports the press . The incident caused dismay in the regional community and raises questions about the safety of detention. Statistical data of the Federal Criminal Police Office show that violence of this kind occurs in Austria, even if they are rare. The incident will not only shed light on the future handling of adhesion for detention, but will also start a discussion about the regulations on gun ownership.

The police are currently securing the traces at the scene, whereby the investigation must show how this terrible incident could occur and whether legal steps against the responsible bodies have to be initiated.

Society has the need for security and the current events do not meet this expectation. The incident once again shows how important preventive measures are in dealing with crime. Here the BKA's crime statistics will play a central role in order to better assess future developments.