# Violent crime incidents in Vienna

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/violent-crime-incidents-in-vienna
> Updated: 2026-09-26T10:17:06.000Z. Sources: 4. Developments: 2.

A series of violent incidents and police interventions occurred in various districts of Vienna. On September 24, police arrested three suspects following a stabbing and pepper spray attack in the Ottakring district. During the same period, officers responded to a confrontation in Favoriten where a suspect injured a police officer, and investigated a suspected drive-by shooting at a tram station in Absberggasse.

On September 26, authorities conducted a raid in the Rudolfsheim-Fünfhaus district after reports of a loud bang suspected to be a gunshot. The WEGA special unit entered the apartment of a 31-year-old Russian national, where they found ammunition, pepper spray, and a spent shell casing. While the door lock appeared deformed, suggesting it may have been struck by a shot, a subsequent search did not uncover a firearm.

## Timeline

### 2026-09-26: Vienna police raid apartment following suspected gunshot

Vienna police and the WEGA special unit raided an apartment in Rudolfsheim-Fünfhaus after a suspected gunshot. A 31-year-old man was detained after ammunition and a shell casing were found.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/vienna-police-raid-apartment-following-suspected-gunshot

### 2026-09-24: Vienna police arrest three suspects following stabbing and multiple violent incidents

Multiple violent incidents in Vienna, including a stabbing in Ottakring that led to three arrests and a shooting in Favoriten that injured a man.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/vienna-police-arrest-three-suspects-following-stabbing-and-multiple-violent-incidents

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