Interior Minister Gerhard Karner said that six of those killed were female and three were male. Graz hospital later confirmed the death of a 10th person, according to Reuters.
The minister further said that around a dozen people had been injured, but gave no further details about the victims.
According to the police, the shooter was a 21-year-old man, who was operating alone when he entered the school with two guns and opened fire. He was found dead in a bathroom and the motive behind the crime remained unclear.
A local report said that the suspect was armed with a pistol and a shotgun, and opened fire on pupils in two classrooms, one of which had once been his own. The report claimed that the suspect had been a victim of bullying.
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