Posted on 12/21/2023 3:03:40 PM PST by nickcarraway
Police vehicles drive towards the building housing the Philosophical Faculty of Charles University in downtown Prague, 21 December 2023 By Euronews Published on 21/12/2023 - 17:31•Updated 21:12 Share this article Comments The shooter, now believed to be deceased, opened fire in a university building in the city's downtown area.
A mass shooting in downtown Prague has seen more than 14 people killed and left at least 25 injured. According to Czech police and the city's rescue service, the individual responsible for the shooting is also deceased.
Authorities have not provided specific details about the victims, but have said that the incident appears to have no link to international terrorism.
Police say the gunman was a 24-year-old student in the faculty of arts at Charles University, where the shooting took place.
Prague Mayor Bohuslav Svoboda confirmed the evacuation of the philosophy department, and the police department sealed off the area and advised people to leave the surrounding streets and stay indoors while the incident unfolded.
Images shared on social media said to depict the shooter show a man in black perched on a balcony and holding a rifle with a scope. One student shared an image of the door of his classroom barricaded to keep the shooter out.
Czech Interior Minister Vit Rakusan assured the public that no additional assailant was present at the scene and urged cooperation with the ongoing police investigation.
The square remains cordoned off, and the police have advised citizens to follow safety measures.
Prague's rescue service confirmed a total of 14 casualties, including the shooter, with around 25 others sustaining various injuries, including nine individuals in critical condition.
Pavel Nedoma, the director of the Rudolfinum Gallery also situated in the square, reported witnessing the assailant firing shots from a window towards the nearby Manes bridge spanning the Vltava River.
In response to the incident, Prime Minister Petr Fiala promptly cancelled his scheduled events and is en route to Prague, expressing his commitment to addressing the aftermath of this regrettable occurrence.
Central Bohemian police officers have announced a search for a young man in connection with the violent death of another man in the region, according to information from Czech news agency, ČTK.
They haven't ruled out that this may have a connection with today's shooting in Prague.
Philosophy Department? 😏 too soon?
Must be Prague, Oklahoma, because everybody knows that the United States is the only country in the world that has mass shootings.
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Footage show students hiding on a ledge during mass shooting in University in Prague
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What a nightmare. I spent six weeks in Prague in 2020 prior to the pandemic. A beautiful fairy tale city.
and no mention of the rifle is to be found... i’ve looked
By European standards, the Czech Republic has relaxed gun laws.
Not for long.
Maybe some still remember the Nazis and the Soviets.
By European standards, the Czech Republic has relaxed gun laws.
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It would have taken only one courageous citizen trained and in possession of a firearm to stop that killer before 14 people were gunned down.
At least, most of the cops (not all) ran toward the action! Some of them were like the NFL guy who refused to block for a runner with the ball! Begs a couple a questions: why are you a cop—and—why are you in the NFL? Cowards don’t belong!
“A beautiful fairy tale city.”
I would love to go there.
I saw a blurry picture. It had a bipod and large scope but the barrel looked rather short for a hunting rifle. Could have been the camera angle.
Mass shooting in Europe so I’ve heard, are particularly deadly because usually hunting rifles are used instead of 9’s and .223 Rem.
It is definitely worth a visit. And the Czechs are very nice and they love their (good) beer.
Everyone at Daily Mail is creaming for gun control. No need to tell them that people shoot people, they won’t listen.
Anyway, this mass shooter is a nutcase. They all are.
boltgun was my first inkling
Must be one of those dreaded "gas powered" models.
right? it’s just odd, they usually wave it around like a bloody shirt, but not this time...
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