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Man arrested in Austria after killing ex-girlfriend, her family and her new boyfriend

Man arrested in Austria after killing ex-girlfriend, her family and her new boyfriend

By Press Association

A man has been arrested in Austria after his ex-girlfriend, her family and her new boyfriend were shot dead in the Alpine resort of Kitzbuhel.

The Austrian news agency APA reported that the 25-year-old turned himself in to police in the town east of Innsbruck and admitted to the five killings early on Sunday.

Police said the suspect went to his ex-girlfriend's family home at 4am on Sunday but left when the teenager's father opened the door.

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Officers said he then fetched his brother's pistol from his own home and returned.

Police allege that he shot his ex-girlfriend's father as he opened the door, then shot her brother in his bedroom.

After killing her mother, police said he climbed over a balcony into his ex-girlfriend's room and killed the 19-year-old and her 24-year-old boyfriend.

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