2 people fatally shot in a rural area of northern Austria

2 people fatally shot in a rural area of northern Austria
Police officers patrol in Altenfelden, Upper Austria, on October 28, 2024, after at least one man was shot dead in the Muehlviertel region in the morning, according to Austrian media reports. (AFP)

VIENNA — Two people were fatally shot on Monday in a rural area of northern Austria, police said, and the suspected shooter was on the run.

The body of a man was found early Monday in the Muehlviertel area of Upper Austria province, the Austria Press Agency reported.

Police said later in the morning that there was a second victim.

They didn’t identify either victim but Austrian media reported, without naming sources, that one was a local mayor.

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