{"id":86950,"date":"2023-12-21T23:17:32","date_gmt":"2023-12-21T23:17:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.estaql.com\/prague-mass-shooting-what-do-we-know-so-far-world-news\/"},"modified":"2023-12-21T23:17:32","modified_gmt":"2023-12-21T23:17:32","slug":"prague-mass-shooting-what-do-we-know-so-far-world-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/estaql.com\/seo\/prague-mass-shooting-what-do-we-know-so-far-world-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Prague mass shooting: What do we know so far? | World News"},"content":{"rendered":"

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New details about the Prague mass shooting in which a gunman died have been released by police.<\/p>\n

Officers have given a timeline of the suspect’s movements leading up to the mass shooting at a Charles University building in central Prague.<\/p>\n

The body of the suspect – a 24-year-old student at the university named in Czech media as David K – was found within the building, according to police<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Alongside his body and the 14 people he killed, at least 25 others have also been wounded – with 10 seriously injured – officials have said.<\/p>\n

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Police president Martin Vondrasek said officers received a report at 12.20pm on Thursday that a 24-year-old man from the village of Hostoun was travelling to Prague, having stated that he “wanted to take his own life”.<\/p>\n

At 12.45pm, the body of a man, identified as the gunman’s father, was discovered at a property in the village – which is to the west of the Czech capital.<\/p>\n

Czech media reported that the suspect had previously posted on social media site Telegram saying he “always wanted to kill”.<\/p>\n

He is also reported to have posted about a school shooting in Russia earlier this year.<\/p>\n

Mr Vondrasek said investigators were looking at whether the gunman had been “inspired” by a previous mass shooting.<\/p>\n

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“We have very fresh unconfirmed information from an account on a social network that he was supposedly inspired by one terrorist attack in Russia in the autumn of this year,” Mr Vondrasek told reporters<\/p>\n

He also said, based on a search of the suspect’s home, that the gunman was suspected in the killing of a man and his two-month-old daughter in the east of Prague earlier this month.<\/p>\n

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Following the discovery of the father’s body, police ordered the evacuation of one of the university buildings, where the gunman was due to have a lecture at 2pm on Thursday.<\/p>\n

According to Mr Vondrasek, the evacuation was completed at 2.22pm, and after this, police continued to search for the student.<\/p>\n

However, at 2.59pm, gunshots were reported in another university building, the Charles University Faculty of Arts near Jan Palach Square.<\/p>\n

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According to the Czech interior minister, Vit Rakusan, armed police were at the scene within 12 minutes.<\/p>\n

By 3.20pm, the shooter’s body was found, having suffered “devastating injuries”.<\/p>\n

Police have not said if he was shot by armed officers or took his own life.<\/p>\n

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What do we know about the gunman?<\/strong><\/p>\n

The gunman’s name has not been released by police – though he has been named in Czech media as David K.<\/p>\n

Though police have not revealed the name, the one reported by Czech media matches a police search report.<\/p>\n

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Police have described the suspect as a high-achieving student with no prior criminal record.<\/p>\n

They say he was the legal owner of several guns.<\/p>\n

Police say the gunman acted alone, while Mr Rakusan said investigators do not suspect a link to any extremist ideology or groups.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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