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Shooting at Czech Hospital Leaves at Least 6 Dead Czech Shooting at Hospital Leaves at Least 6 Dead
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A gunman killed six people on Tuesday after opening fire at close range in a hospital waiting room in the eastern Czech city of Ostrava, and a man who was believed to be the assailant killed himself in his car as the police closed in, the authorities said. A gunman killed six people on Tuesday after opening fire at close range in a hospital waiting room in the eastern Czech city of Ostrava, and a man who was believed to be the assailant killed himself hours later as the police closed in, the authorities said.
The police said on Twitter that several hours after the shooting at University Hospital in Ostrava, a 42-year-old man who had been driving a silver-gray Renault Laguna shot himself in the head after officers fired at his vehicle.The police said on Twitter that several hours after the shooting at University Hospital in Ostrava, a 42-year-old man who had been driving a silver-gray Renault Laguna shot himself in the head after officers fired at his vehicle.
Prime Minister Andrej Babis called the attack in Ostrava, about 220 miles east of Prague, a “great tragedy,” though much remained unclear, including the identity of the gunman and his motive. The shooting was the deadliest in the country since 2015, when a gunman killed eight people at a restaurant in Uhersky Brod, about 180 miles southeast of Prague.
Four men and two women were killed, according to the hospital director, Jiri Havrlant, Reuters reported. At least two people were seriously wounded in the shooting, the authorities said. Prime Minister Andrej Babis called the attack in Ostrava, near the border with Poland, a “great tragedy,” though much remained unclear, including the identity of the gunman and his motive.
The Associated Press reported that the clinic was evacuated and that the police had tightened security across the country. Four men and two women were killed, Reuters reported, citing the hospital director, Jiri Havrlant. At least two people were seriously wounded in the shooting, the authorities said.
The shooting was the country’s deadliest since 2015, when a gunman killed eight people at a restaurant in Uhersky Brod, about 180 miles southeast of Prague. The Associated Press reported that the clinic in Ostrava, about 220 miles east of Prague, was evacuated and that the police had tightened security across the country.
The public broadcaster Czech Television reported that the police had taken a man out of the hospital in handcuffs, but his connection to the attack was unclear.
The suspect died about half an hour after he shot himself, the interior minister, Jan Hamacek, said, according to The A.P. He added that a manhunt for the suspect had included two helicopters.
“I’d like to assure the public that there’s no danger anymore,” Mr. Hamacek said.
Hana de Goeij contributed reporting.Hana de Goeij contributed reporting.