A defense official said the man, 21, was turned down for military service after failing a psychological test. Investigators are asking how he passed another such test to obtain a gun permit.

GRAZ, Austria (AP) — A shooter opened fire inside a school in Austria’s second-biggest city Tuesday, killing nine people, authorities said. At least 12 others were wounded in the attack, and the gunman later died by suicide in a bathroom in the school in Graz, officials said.

Police have revealed chilling details about what they found in the home of a former student, 21, who is suspected of leaving a farewell message for his mom before killing 10 in the school shooting in Graz,

Students were sitting in their classrooms at a secondary school in Graz when a 21-year-old Austrian man shot dead nine people, before killing himself.Twelve people were injured in Tuesday morning's violence,