2016 Nenzing shooting

Mass shooting in Vorarlberg, Austria January 2025 2016 Nenzing shooting Nenzing, Vorarlberg, Austria Music concert attendants 22 May 2016 3:07 a.m. 3:17 a.m. CEST Murder–suicide, mass shooting 3 (including the perpetrator) 12 Gregor Schallert Zastava M92 carbine In the early morning of 22 May 2016, a mass shooting took place at a music concert in Nenzing, Vorarlberg, Austria. Two people were killed and twelve others were injured before the perpetrator killed himself. The shooting was the first mass shooting in Vorarlberg and the only such incident in the state as of 2026.Ganthaler Angela 2026-05-22 Vor zehn Jahren – Amok in Nenzing https://vorarlberg.orf.at/stories/3355089/ Vorarlberg ORF de Attack At around midnight,2016-05-28 Was wir bisher vom Amoklauf in Nenzing wissen https://kurier.at/chronik/oesterreich/vorarlberg-was-wir-bisher-vom-amoklauf-in-nenzing-wissen/201.386.039 kurier.at de the perpetrator got into a fight with his girlfriend, who was holding their 17-month-old son, 23 May 2016 Gregor S. kam aus der Neonazi-Szene https://www.n-tv.de/panorama/Gregor-S-kam-aus-der-Neonazi-Szene-article17757156.html n-tv de at the parking lot next to an open-air rock music concert, organised by The Lords motorcycle club to celebrate the MC's 30-year anniversary.2016-05-22 Konzert-Amoklauf: Täter (27) war ein Neonazi https://www.krone.at/511332 Kronen Zeitung de He left the premises on foot, walking to his workplace in Nüziders. He was stopped by a police patrol along the way, who noticed his drunken state, but let him go without further notice. At his workplace, the perpetrator used a company car to drive to his home in Braz, where he retrieved two Zastava M92 AK-type assault rifles. He then returned to the parking lot and got into another argument with his girlfriend.Sohm Gerhard 9 August 2019 Die Horrornacht von Nenzing https://www.vn.at/vorarlberg/2019/08/09/die-horrornacht-von-nenzing-2.vn Vorarlberger Nachrichten de Mid-conversation with his girlfriend, the perpetrator went to his car, took out one rifle and began firing at the nearby concert crowd from an elevated railroad, about 80 meters above the venue's bar, on the edge of the concert.2016-05-23 Vorarlberger Amokläufer schoss mit Kalaschnikow-Imitat https://www.diepresse.com/4994378/vorarlberger-amoklaeufer-schoss-mit-kalaschnikow-imitat Die Presse de2016-05-28 «Wir waren erst auch leicht überfordert» https://www.vaterland.li/liechtenstein/gesellschaft/liewo-aktuell/interview/wir-waren-erst-auch-leicht-ueberfordert-art-205654 Liechtensteiner Vaterland online de Individual gunshots were fired at irregular intervals over the course of ten minutes, during which 130 emergency calls were made.Reichel Tori Hoisl Thomas 2016-05-31 Was zum Amoklauf von Vorarlberg noch zu klären ist https://www.vice.com/de/article/was-ueber-den-amoklauf-von-vorarlberg-noch-zu-klaeren-ist-289/ VICE en-USPurin Lisa 2017-04-16 "Meine Helferinnen haben mir vielleicht das Leben gerettet" - Nenzing https://www.vol.at/meine-helferinnen-haben-mir-vielleicht-das-leben-gerettet/5238914 VOL.AT de According to the police, 150 people were present at the concert ground at the time.22 May 2016 Tote bei Amoklauf in Österreich https://www.dw.com/de/tote-bei-amoklauf-in-%C3%B6sterreich/a-19275639 Deutsche Welle de Upon emptying the rifle's magazine, the perpetrator returned to the parking lot and loaded the rifle with a second magazine from the car. He was forced into a nearby field by three or four members of The Lords MC, who had followed him from the venue and ordered the perpetrator to drop his weapon and leave the premises. The perpetrator then pointed the rifle at one of the men and threatened to kill him, with the biker responding "Dann musst du mir in die Augen schauen" ("Then you must look me in the eyes"),2016-05-27 Amoklauf in Nenzing: Motorradfahrer verhinderten Schlimmeres https://www.diepresse.com/4996011/amoklauf-in-nenzing-motorradfahrer-verhinderten-schlimmeres Die Presse dechristian.willim 2016-05-25 Amokläufer gestoppt: "Vier von unserem Club waren die Helden" https://kurier.at/chronik/oesterreich/amoklaeufer-gestoppt-vier-von-unserem-club-waren-die-helden/200.664.241 kurier.at de 2016-05-25 Mutige wollten Amokschützen von Nenzing beruhigen https://www.sn.at/panorama/oesterreich/mutige-wollten-amokschuetzen-von-nenzing-beruhigen-art-36084 2026-06-24 Salzburger Nachrichten de 2016-05-25 Die vier unbekannten Helden von Nenzing - Nenzing https://www.vol.at/die-vier-unbekannten-helden-von-nenzing/4732901 VOL.AT de at which point, the perpetrator committed suicide by shooting himself in the mouth. His girlfriend was not harmed, although he reportedly fired several gunshot while standing directly next to her and their child.Drei Tote bei Schießerei auf Konzert http://www.wienerzeitung.at/nachrichten/oesterreich/chronik/820143_Drei-Tote-bei-Schiesserei-auf-Konzert.html Wiener Zeitung 22 May 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160522105650/http://www.wienerzeitung.at/nachrichten/oesterreich/chronik/820143_Drei-Tote-bei-Schiesserei-auf-Konzert.html 22 May 2016 German 22 May 2016 She ran to safety during the shooting and identified her boyfriend as the gunman to responding police.International - Amoklauf an Openair: Täter kam aus rechtsextremer Szene https://www.srf.ch/news/international/international-amoklauf-an-openair-taeter-kam-aus-rechtsextremer-szene Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF) de 23 May 20162016-05-23 Österreich: Schütze kam aus der rechtsextremen Szene https://www.spiegel.de/panorama/justiz/oesterreich-schuetze-kam-aus-der-rechtsextremen-szene-a-1093693.html Der Spiegel de 2195-1349 Over thirty gunshots were fired in total. Victims Two people were killed in the attack. They were two men, aged 33 and 48, and from Nenzing and Lustenau respectively.Vorarlberger (27) feuerte 40 Mal in Menschenmenge http://www.krone.at/Vorarlberg/Vorarlberger_-27-_feuerte_40_Mal_in_Menschenmenge-Schock_nach_Amoklauf-Story-511332 Kronen Zeitung 22 May 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160522170622/http://www.krone.at/Vorarlberg/Vorarlberger_-27-_feuerte_40_Mal_in_Menschenmenge-Schock_nach_Amoklauf-Story-511332 22 May 2016 German 22 May 2016 They were buried on 5 and 10 June 2016.2016-06-05 Neonazi-Opfer still begraben https://www.oe24.at/oesterreich/chronik/neonazi-opfer-still-begraben/238532684 oe24.at de Twelve people were left injured, two of whom sustained life-threatening wounds. One of the injured was a Swiss national.22 May 2016 AMOKLAUF: Schweizerin unter den Opfern https://www.thurgauerzeitung.ch/panorama/amoklauf-schweizerin-unter-den-opfern-ld.934038 Thurgauer Zeitung As of 2 June, three victims remained in stationary care,2016-06-02 Amoklauf in Nenzing: Noch drei Opfer in Vorarlberger Spitälern in Behandlung https://kurier.at/chronik/oesterreich/amoklauf-in-nenzing-noch-drei-opfer-in-vorarlberger-spitaelern-in-behandlung/202.296.699 kurier.at de including one in critical condition by 5 June. The final injured victim was treated at Landeskrankenhaus Feldkirch de and Berufsgenossenschaftliche Unfallklinik Murnau de for a total of eight months,Benefizkonzert für Amok-Opfer https://www.rzg.at/benefizkonzert-fur-amok-opfer RZ Regionalzeitungs GmbH remaining paralysed below the waist.Mohr Marlies 2026-05-21 Opfer des Amoklaufs von Nenzing: Eine Kugel machte Gerhard Hummer zum Pflegefall https://www.vol.at/kaempferherz-und-lebensmut/10184294 VOL.AT de None of the victims were previously known to police. Perpetrator Police initially declined to make statements regarding the perpetrator's past criminal record or whether he owned a licence for the weapon, but stated that he was 26 years old and a resident of Bludenz District.Mann schießt auf Konzertgelände um sich https://www.tagesschau.de/ausland/oesterreich-amoklauf-101.html Tagesschau 22 May 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160522105654/http://www.tagesschau.de/ausland/oesterreich-amoklauf-101.html 22 May 2016 German 22 May 2016 Police later released his partial name, Gregor S., 2016-05-24 Amoklauf in Nenzing: Täter hatte rechtsextremen Hintergrund https://www.tt.com/artikel/11537086/amoklauf-in-nenzing-taeter-hatte-rechtsextremen-hintergrund Tiroler Tageszeitung Online de in accordance with privacy laws, with international media further identifying him as Gregor Schallert. 10 June 2025 Austria’s deadliest mass shooting: Who are the Graz victims, gunman? https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/6/10/graz-austria-school-shooting-what-we-know-about-the-victims-shooter 2026-06-24 Al Jazeera en He was friends with the organizer of the concert and had previously attended concerts without incident. One of the injured was an acquaintance of Schallert. Schallert was a neo-Nazi skinhead, associated with the white power music network Blood & Honour until 2013. He had eight prior convictions between 2005 and 2010, consisting of assaults, dangerous threats, and violation of gun laws. The earliest offence was an assault on Antifa members at a punk music concert in December 2005, when he and other neo-Nazis attacked the group with gas pistols, knives, pepper spray, and baseballs bats.Pape Markus 2016-05-24 Austrian neo-Nazi massacres festival-goers https://romea.cz/en/uncategorized/austrian-neo-nazi-massacres-festival-goers/ Romea.cz cs Schallert already had a ban on owning firearms since 2004, when a gas pistol was found on the then teenaged Schallert during a police interrogation of several neo-Nazis. He unsuccessfully filed for a reversal of the ban in 2015Ganthaler Angela 2026-05-22 Vor zehn Jahren – Amok in Nenzing https://vorarlberg.orf.at/stories/3355089/ vorarlberg.ORF.at de and continued to be under observation by the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution and Counterterrorism.2016-05-23 Schütze war amtsbekannter Neo-Nazi https://www.oe24.at/oesterreich/politik/schuetze-war-amtsbekannter-neo-nazi/236816126 oe24.at de He remained a supporter of various far-right figures such as FPÖ politician Heinz-Christian Strache, Holocaust denial activist Horst Mahler, and neo-Nazi activist Ursula Haverbeck, as well as a subscriber of the neo-Nazi blog Alpen-Donau.info de and webpages associated with the Identitarian movement, the National Front, and the Saxony branch of Europäische Aktion de.Schmidt Colette M. 23 May 2016 Vorarlberger Amokschütze kam laut Polizei aus Neonaziszene https://www.derstandard.at/story/2000037482979/vorarlberger-amokschuetze-kam-aus-neonaziszene DER STANDARD de-AT A search of Schallert's house found additional firearms, grenades, ammunition, and writings containing far-right content. The origin of the weapons was never determined. 2019-05-22 Amoklauf in Nenzing jährt sich zum dritten Mal https://www.vol.at/amoklauf-in-nenzing-jaehrt-sich-zum-dritten-mal/6216919 VOL.AT de Motive Police initially believed that the shooting was motivated by the argument immediately before the shooting. However, investigators discounted the theory since Schallert moved his girlfriend out of the way of the gunshots. Psychologist Reinhard Haller suggested that the shooting was "a classic rampage killing [...] committed solely to let out his frustration and aggression".2016-05-23 Amoklauf: Täter hatte rechtsextremen Hintergrund https://newsv2.orf.at/stories/2340597/ news.ORF.at de The motive remains disputed.Sohm Gerhard 2023-04-17 "Uns bot sich ein erschreckendes Bild": Amoklauf in Nenzing - Nenzing https://www.vol.at/uns-bot-sich-ein-erschreckendes-bild-amoklauf-in-nenzing/8023438 VOL.AT de Aftermath On 23 May, the Austrian Mauthausen Committee condemned the shooting as an example of far-right violence, urging the government to take action against far-right groups. The statement was supported by the Greens.Walser zur Amoktat in Nenzing: Rechtsextreme Szene immer gewaltbereiter https://www.ots.at/presseaussendung/OTS_20160523_OTS0100/walser-zur-amoktat-in-nenzing-rechtsextreme-szene-immer-gewaltbereiter OTS.at de 23 May 20162016-05-25 Vorarlberg: Amokläufer aus der Neonazi-Szene https://www.diepresse.com/4994728/vorarlberg-amoklaeufer-aus-der-neonazi-szene Die Presse deSchattleitner Christoph 2016-05-23 Der Amoklauf des Vorarlberger Neonazis sollte nicht unbeachtet bleiben https://www.vice.com/de/article/wir-sollten-dem-amoklauf-eines-neonazis-mehr-aufmerksamkeit-schenken/ VICE en-US On 27 May, a wake was held by 1,500 members and supporters of The Lords MC.27 May 2016 Amoklauf in Vorarlberg: 1.500 Biker bei Gedenken https://www.derstandard.at/story/2000037782788/amoklauf-in-vorarlberg1-500-biker-bei-gedenken DER STANDARD de-AT On 29 May, a 20-year-old neo-Nazi was arrested by EKO Cobra for threatening a copycat mass shooting targeting asylum seekers.2016-05-29 Mann drohte mit Amoklauf gegen "Asylanten" https://kurier.at/chronik/oberoesterreich/mann-in-ooe-drohte-mit-amoklauf-gegen-asylanten-waffen-gefunden/201.562.423 kurier.at de The Lords MC had stated before the shooting that the festival was meant to be their last to celebrate the 30th-anniversary of its founding, but the following year in May 2017, the club organised a memorial ride to commemorate the victims of the shooting, followed by a fundraising event for Gerhard Hummer, the most severely injured of the wounded. 2017-05-20 Große Solidarität nach Amoklauf in Nenzing im vergangenen Jahr https://www.vol.at/grosse-solidaritaet-nach-amoklauf-in-nenzing-im-vergangenen-jahr/5287935 VOL.AT de Hummer separately received €3,400 raised by a bake sale organised by his employer a month earlier for the acquisition of an electric wheelchair.2017 Spendenaktion für verletzten Kollegen https://www.rondo-ganahl.com/de/aktuelles/archiv/spendenaktion-fuer-verletzten-kollegen-1-1-1-1 Rondo Ganahl Attempts for restitution for the victims and their families made through the court system made that same year were unsuccessful.2017-12-29 Opfer bekommen nach Amoklauf kein Geld https://vorarlberg.orf.at/v2/news/stories/2886515/ Vorarlberg ORF de In May 2026, on the 10th anniversary of the shooting, a benefit concert was held in nearby Bludenz for Hummer, organised by Werner Pultar, another survivor of the shooting who reanimated Hummer at the scene.14 May 2026 Der (Über)lebenskünstler https://www.kirchenblatt.at/org/617/aktuelles/article/11034.html Vorarlberger KirchenBlatt de References 30em Category:2016 murders in Austria Category:2016 mass shootings in Europe Category:May 2016 crimes in Europe Category:May 2016 in Austria Category:Attacks on music venues Category:Mass shootings in Austria Category:Murder in Austria Category:Murder–suicides in Austria Category:History of Vorarlberg Category:Bludenz District Category:Neo-Nazism in Austria Category:Deaths by firearm in Austria