Two Dead in Vienna - Condition of 24-Year-Old Critical: "Doctors Fighting for Her Life"

The young woman, who was hit in the head, was in an extremely critical condition, "the doctors are fighting for her life".

Despite a very severe gunshot wound, the 26-year-old is relatively well. His relationship to the family was not yet fully clarified on Wednesday morning; he could be a brother-in-law or a friend of the 24-year-old. According to the spokesperson, his condition is not only stable, but he was also able to be transferred to a regular ward.

Police Came to Apartment Building in Vienna Vorgartenstraße Due to Dispute

After the police arrived at an apartment building in Vorgartenstraße on Tuesday evening due to a loud dispute, the officers noticed the Serb, who aimed a weapon at them when they addressed him, which ended in a shootout. The 44-year-old was initially able to flee and drove away in his car, a white vehicle. According to police spokesperson Julia Schick, he was found "lifeless in his vehicle in the immediate vicinity" shortly thereafter.

In the meantime, the police discovered the lifeless 44-year-old woman in the apartment, as well as the two other victims, who were attended to by several teams from the Vienna professional rescue service, as their spokesperson Daniel Melcher reported on Wednesday. They were then taken to a hospital.

The events led to a massive police and rescue operation. The area was cordoned off extensively. Information about the motive and details of the crime were initially not available.

Important Information

In Austria, women experiencing violence can find help and information, among others, at the Women's Helpline: 0800-222-555, www.frauenhelpline.at; at the Association of Autonomous Austrian Women's Shelters (AÖF) at www.aoef.at; Violence Protection Center Vienna: https://www.gewaltschutzzentrum.at/wien/ and at the 24-hour Women's Emergency Hotline of the City of Vienna: 01-71719 as well as the Women's Shelter Emergency Hotline at 057722 and the Austrian Violence Protection Centers: 0800/700-217; Police Emergency Number: 133

Are you in a desperate life situation and need help? Talk to other people about it. Support services for people with suicidal thoughts and their relatives are offered by the Suicide Prevention Portal of the Ministry of Health. At www.suizid-praevention.gv.at you can find contact details of support facilities in Austria.

(APA/Red)

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