According to the police, the man left the apartment with a gun in his hand to shoot at the woman. When witnesses intervened, the man turned the gun on himself and shot himself in the head. Both people were taken to hospital with serious injuries, and the 57-year-old is in critical condition.
Previously, both people are said to have been alone in the apartment when an argument between the two escalated for reasons that are still unknown. The suspect is an Austrian citizen, said police spokesman Christopher Verhnjak. Further details of the crime were still the subject of the investigation on Sunday afternoon and are not expected until Monday.
The 57-year-old may have survived the headshot for the time being, but he was taken to a Vienna hospital in critical condition. The woman was also given emergency medical care by the professional rescue service and transported to a hospital with serious injuries. As Corina Had, spokeswoman for the Viennese professional rescue service, said, there were a total of seven teams on the spot. The Vienna State Criminal Police Office has taken over further investigations into the possible attempted murder and suicide.
Source: Nachrichten
