Jealousy is believed to be the motive for the bloodshed committed by an inmate during a leave on Sunday in Traiskirchen (Baden district). According to police, the 66-year-old shot a 55-year-old man and his girlfriend with a shotgun. The 25-year-old woman is the ex-partner of the shooter and is in intensive care. The 66-year-old committed suicide after the act, and his body was found in a vineyard in Tribuswinkel.

Bloodshed in Traiskirchen: Motive was apparently jealousy

Shortly after 10:00 a.m. on Sunday, gunshots were reported in the industrial area of Traiskirchen via emergency call. Any help came too late for the 55-year-old snack stand owner. The 25-year-old, who works at the establishment, suffered severe injuries. She was flown by emergency medical helicopter to a hospital in Vienna and is, according to a police statement on Monday, out of danger.

At 10:12 a.m., passersby discovered the body of the 66-year-old about three kilometers from the crime scene, with a shotgun lying next to him. The man, like the two victims, was an Austrian citizen and, according to the authorities, a previously convicted inmate for violent crimes who was on leave from the Wiener Neustadt correctional facility at the time of the crime.

Weapon ban against shooter existed since 1985

According to the Ministry of Justice, his prison sentence was supposed to end this December. He was on an approved leave as part of the release process. According to current investigations, the inmate shot out of jealousy, as he was in a relationship with the female victim some time ago, according to the statement. A weapon ban was issued against the 66-year-old in February 1985, which remained in effect until the end.

The Lower Austria State Criminal Police Office (Department for Personal Injury/Death) is conducting the investigations. The crime scene group secured evidence. Investigations into the murder weapon, as well as further interrogations and evidence comparisons as part of the crime scene processing, are ongoing, it was stated.

(APA/Red)

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