Gunman kills two at open air concert in Austria before shooting himself

A gunman fired shots early yesterday into a small crowd attending an open air concert organised by a local motorcycle club, killing two people and wounding 11 others before shooting himself to death, police said.

Witnesses said panic broke out as the first shots rang out, with many in the crowd running into nearby woods or onto a motorway close to the venue in Austria’s westernmost Vorarlberg province, according to Florian Kasseroler, mayor of the town of Nenzing.

He said one witness estimated that up to 40 shots were fired.