He student which was carried out worst mass shooting in Czech historykilling 14 people and injuring 25 others at Charles University in central Prague, committed suicide when law enforcement approached, authorities confirmed this Friday.

American media identified him as David K., and the shooter is believed to have been identified. David Kozak, 24 years. At the moment, the information has not been confirmed by the authorities.

Chief of the Prague Police, Martin Vondrasekwarned that death toll may increase Considering Ten wounded remain in serious condition.. Among the surviving victims are also three citizens foreign: two of United Arab Emirates and one of NetherlandsThis was reported by the Czech Foreign Ministry.

Deadly violence broke out on Thursday afternoon in the University’s Faculty of Philosophy building. Carolina University Faculty of Art in the capital of the Czech Republic. Police said the shooter, identified as a 24-year-old philosophy student, opened shoot at your comrades class and teachers before committing suicide on the building’s balcony.

Vondrasek described the shooter as excellent student, no criminal record and assured that authorities were also investigating whether the suspect, who was licensed to own eight weapons, was involved in the murder of a man and his two-month-old daughter in Prague on December 15.

Just a few hours before the massacre action movie friend He approached the authorities and told them that he had suicidal thoughts and that she was unable to contact him, according to a timeline of events provided by police.

When they arrived at the shooter’s house in Hostoun, west of Prague, officers they found his father’s bodyas well as arsenal of weapons and explosivesreported The keeper.

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Shortly after 13:00 (local time), police began national search for suspect and determined that he needed to attend a lecture at Charles University’s Faculty of Arts at 2:15 p.m., prompting hordes of law enforcement officers to rush to the scene. The police said that They’ve already evacuated the campus. when they heard first shots around 15:00.

Authorities They don’t believe anyone else was involved. in what they called a “premeditated, brutal attack” apparently inspired by similar shootings abroad.

He The motive for the massacre remains under investigation., but Minister Vit Rakusan said police had found no links to any ideology or extremist group, and added that police had been working through the night to identify the dead. Although authorities have not yet released any names, the Institute of Musical Sciences announced that its director Lenka Glavkova was among the dead.

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Previously, the largest mass shooting in the country occurred in 2015when the gunman opened fire Uhersky Brod townin the southeast of the country, murder of eight people before committing suicide. The latest massacre shocked the Czech Republic. Petr Fiala, Prime Minister of the Czech Republiccalled for sensitivity on behalf of all those affected by violence.

“The brutal attack has affected our entire community, we are going through a painful and sad moment, our thoughts are with those directly affected by yesterday’s tragedy,” Fiala said in a statement this Friday, adding that “We must face this situation together. Please stay united during these difficult times.“.

(Europe Press)