Xenophobic Gunmen

Single Incident Alert DateJuly 22, 2011 Country: Austria Address: Traun General Type: Racist violence, Hate crime Racism and discrimination phenomena: Anti-migrant/xenophobia, Xenophobia
Groups affected / Interested in: Migrants Key socio-economic/institutional areas: Daily life
Victims Data
Victims Nationality/Ethnic Origin Romanian
Victims Gender N/A
Victims Age N/A
Victims Number 3
Fatalities - deaths 1
Perpetrators Data
Perpetrators Nationality/Ethnic Origin Austrian
Perpetrator Gender Male
Perpetrator Age N/A
Perpetrators Number 1
Extremist/Organised Group Violence No

On July 22nd, 2011, a xenophobic gunman killed one person of Romanian origin and insured a woman, also of Romanian origin, and her son in Traun, Upper Austria. Initially, the incident was presented in the media as a gun rampage because of a neighbourhood dispute. However, the man wrote dozens of letters with xenophobic and racist content during his imprisonment declaring his hostility against foreigners and murder plans against migrants.

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