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According to the Austrian Interior Ministry, there is no indication that a second perpetrator was involved in the murder on Monday night in Vienna.
Investigators who analyzed video footage from the scene of the attack found evidence that “there is no sign of a second offender,” but until the assessment is complete, we cannot say conclusively how many offenders are responsible for the crime, he said. Interior Minister Karl Nehammer in Vienna. Earlier, at least one more perpetrator was said to have fled.
The killer, with whom police died within 9 minutes, killed four civilians (two men and two women) and wounded 22 others, Nehammer said. Among the injured is a policeman who tried to get in the way of the aggressor. The policeman was operated, his condition is stable.
Vienna Mayor Michael Ludwig told a press conference that one of the 24 people transferred to Vienna hospitals died, 10 were fired, 13 are still in treatment and 3 of them are in critical condition. Four more seriously injured have been stabilized so they are no longer life-threatening, the mayor said.
The attack began around 8 pm in the exclusive Vienna neighborhood. Police from a special unit were ordered at the scene, who rendered the attacker harmless at 8:09 pm, ending the incident. Without quick intervention, the incident would have been much more serious, the interior minister said.
The 20-year-old perpetrator, born in Austria to North Macedonian parents identified as Fejuls de Kujtim, was sentenced to 22 months in prison in April 2019 for attempting to travel to Syria to join the Islamic State terrorist organization. He was released in December before serving his sentence under the Youth Act.
Nehammer told the Austrian news agency APA: Before the attack, Fejzulai posted a photo on his Instagram page that showed two weapons that he was presumably using for the attack.
Following an attack officially classified as a terrorist act, the police detained 14 people and conducted house searches at 18 properties.
In the afternoon, there was a high level of security preparedness in Vienna and the police presence was confirmed, Karl Nehammer said.
Police found attacks in at least three locations Monday night, one near the largest synagogue in the Austrian capital.
The government ordered a three-day national duel. (MTI)
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