THE NEW YORK TIMES: The police said the suspect, who also died, first shot his father in a town outside Prague and then continued his rampage at the university.
At least 15 people were killed during a shooting rampage in the Czech Republic, on Thursday, including 14 people at Charles University in Prague and the suspect’s father, the authorities said. Twenty-four other people were wounded at the university.
The gunman, a 24-year-old student in world history at Charles University, also died. He first killed his father in their family home in the town of Kladno, outside of Prague, said Radek Jiroudek, a police officer with Interpol Prague, in an interview.
He killed himself after the shooting spree in central Prague.
The police identified the assailant as David K. Speaking at a news conference in Prague. The chief of the national police force, Martin Vondraska, said the assailant “got inspired by a similar terrible event abroad.” He did not specify where. » | Andrew Higgins and Jenny Gross | Thursday, December 21, 2023
