The gunman who opened fire in an Austrian school this week killing 10 people and taking his own life was an avid player of first-person shooter video games, police in the city of Graz reported on Thursday.
Michael Lohnegger, head of the criminal investigation office in the state of Styria, described the 21-year-old former pupil of the school as an introvert who lived a secluded life.
The evidence investigated thus far provided no indication of a motive, Lohnegger said.
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The gunman had no close relations with the victims and only knew the teacher who was killed, he added.
During the seven-minute rampage on Tuesday, the man was armed with a Glock pistol, a double-barrelled shotgun with the stock sawn off and a hunting knife, according to the reports.
Graz is the capital of the south-eastern Austrian state of Styria.
Candles are laid in front of St. Stephen’s Cathedral in Vienna in commemoration of the victims of the mass shooting at a school in Graz. Georg Hochmuth/APA/dpa
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