15-year-old Styrian Hoarded Weapons and Researched Mass Shootings

During a house search, several stabbing weapons, axes, swords, and a machete were seized from the boy. Additionally, realistic-looking airsoft guns and baseball bats prepared with nails were found, it was stated in a release on Thursday.

The 15-year-old had been under investigation for weeks. He is said to have repeatedly threatened teenagers around the train station in Kaindorf an der Sulm with a knife. As early as June 25, two 14-year-old girls were reportedly threatened by him. He then fled on an e-scooter. A few days later, a 14-year-old boy was targeted on his way home at night. The harassment of a woman on the platform eventually led to the suspect Austrian.

The Graz public prosecutor's office ordered a house search, and it turned out that the 15-year-old might be far more dangerous than initially thought: Police officers, with the support of forces from the SIG (Rapid Intervention Group), seized several stabbing weapons, axes, swords, as well as the machete, airsoft guns, and the baseball bat. "The seizure of a belt that had been converted into a bomb dummy caused a particular stir," said the investigators. A weapons ban was imposed on the 15-year-old.

Research on Illegal Weapon Acquisition and Police Personnel

On his mobile phone, officers also found numerous research activities on the rampage in Graz as well as on the "most terrible rampages in the world." Investigators also found search queries on the illegal acquisition of firearms in Austria, bomb-making, the darknet, possible getaway vehicles, "burning police cars," or "dead police officers." The 15-year-old apparently also researched specific information about the local police station in Leibnitz, such as their personnel or the timing of shift changes.

Previous investigations show that the 15-year-old is also suspected of a burglary theft. Furthermore, he is believed to have been suspended from school at the beginning of the year after allegedly threatening several classmates. During questioning, the job-seeking 15-year-old only partially admitted to the allegations. Regarding the weapons, he stated that he only used them as "decoration or tools." The research activities mentioned were merely out of interest or curiosity. The 15-year-old was admitted to the Graz-Jakomini prison by order of the Graz public prosecutor's office.

(APA/Red)

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