Shock in Graz: Memories of the 2015 amocray return!

Shock in Graz: Memories of the 2015 amocray return!

Graz, Österreich - In Graz, the shock about an incident that awakens memories of a tragic amocation is again felt. On June 11, 2025, police cars and heavily armed officials patroyed after reporting on a change of shooting. Social media speculated through several perpetrators, but many of these reports later turned out to be wrong. These events fall exactly ten years after the killing trip, which changed countless life forever on June 20, 2015 in Graz.

At that time the perpetrator, Alen R., raced into the busy Herrengasse with an SUV, killing three people, including a four -year -old child, and 36 other injuries. The outcry in the city was enormous and led to a broad discussion about public security and the importance of mental health. This was also confirmed by the magistrate director Martin Haidvogl, who emphasized the return to normality. A sea of ​​candlesticks and a funeral march made room for collective grief and memories eight days after the act. However, as the current information show, the wounds are still present in the population. Not least through further incidents that repeat old scars again and again.

a dark shadow

The 2015 amocray and the suicide of Alen R. In September 2023, many Graz and its inhabitants add to question the persistent hazard of such extreme acts of violence. These non -ending reports are not only limited to Graz. Similar incidents like the knife attack in Solingen in August 2024, the fatal amocation at a Christmas market in Magdeburg in December 2024 and other attacks that reached until 2025 have a great influence. In a recent report by statista.com it becomes clear how often amokates are and underlines the need for better protection and preventive measures.

The public reaction to such acts shows that extremeities are difficult to prevent in an open society. Safety measures at public events became more and more strictly after incidents, but the question that is always raised remains: How can you continue to protect the population?

help and support

The city of Graz, which experienced an oversupply of help offers for those affected after the 2015 amocray, had a trouble to cope with this rush. Many of the memorial events offered at that time, such as concerts, were not implemented because the wounds of the citizens had to be healed. Graz had even offered help to other cities to process similar traumatic events.

The collective memory of these tragedies remains strong and the need to sensitize the public is also scientifically well underpinned. Kleine Zeitung tells of the roller coaster of the emotions that Graz is currently experiencing. One often wonders when there is finally resting for these shattering incidents that repeat themselves similar to the amoking and lie down like a shadow over the city.