In the shooting in which at least 15 people were killed and 24 were wounded in the very center of Prague, Czech Republicit shocked the society of that Central European country, where this type of crime is very unusual so far.
Panic spread in Charles University in Prague and its touristic surroundings when 24-year-old student David K. started shooting indiscriminately at his colleagues at the Faculty of Philosophy around 9:30 a.m. Panamanian time.
Hearing screams and gunshots, many students locked themselves in classrooms and the scenes they shared via social networks were recorded with a mobile phone.
On them you can see young people lying on the ground, far from the window, while other images show students crouching on ledges high on the facade of a university buildingwhich is located in the central square Plaza de Jan Palach.
Television stations also showed how many people fled the place through emblematic Charles Bridge.
The security forces that came to the scene cordoned it off and cut off traffic and city transport, and reported about an hour after the death of attacker David K.
He was a 24-year-old student who committed suicide in the corridor of the college when the police chased him there, informed the head of the institution, Martin Vondrácek, in an address to the press.
The The first investigations show that he acted alone and that this attack, the largest in the history of the Czech Republic, has no terrorist background.
According to the research portal Seznam Zpravy, The man lived in Kladno, an industrial town 20 kilometers west of Prague.where he is suspected of killing his father before committing multiple murders at college.
“A quiet and introverted boy. “He didn’t have fun with us,” said the young man’s class teacher for the mentioned portal.who successfully completed his bachelor’s degree in history.
He wrote in Cyrillic on the Telegram social network, where he created his profile on December 9 He even threatened and even said that he would commit suicide.the police confirmed.
The suspect wrote that on that network It was inspired by Alin Afanashikn, a young man from a high school in Bryansk (Russia).suspected of having committed the attack on the 7th in which two people were killed.
He allegedly possessed several weapons. Some pictures show a long gun with a telescopic sight as a crime weapon.
At 11:30 a.m. Panama time, the building was completely evacuated and all the injured were transferred to different hospitals in the capital.
He Minister of the Interior Vit Rakušanhe said in statements for public television that the situation is under control and there are no indications that there is a second shooter.
He President of the Czech Republic Petr Pavelexpressed his deep regret and deepest condolences to the families of the victims of the shooting through his profile on the X social network.
The Carolina University, one of the oldest in Europeis located in the immediate vicinity of Jan-Palach Square, one of the most touristic areas in the center of Prague.
Source: Panama America
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