School shooting Austria's second city of Graz leaves multiple people dead, government says

Vienna, Austria — Several people were killed Tuesday in a school shooting in the Austrian city of Graz, the federal government in the European nation said.

Police in the city of Graz deployed in force to a school Tuesday after receiving a call about a situation there, and they said shots had been heard.

The Interior Ministry later said there were several fatalities, but the statement did not specify how many. There was also no immediate information on any injuries or on the status of the perpetrator.