Three dead in shooting in Austria's Linz

7 May 2026 • 9:19 PM MYT
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Three people have died in a shooting on Thursday in the Austrian city of Linz, police reported.

Police said two women and a man died in the incident, which took place on a public street.

According to the Kronen Zeitung newspaper, the shooting occurred outside a pub. The elderly man first killed the two women and then himself, the paper reported.

Emergency services said there is no danger to the public. Further details were initially unavailable.