According to the head of the Czech police department said on December 21 local time, more than 15 people were killed and at least 24 were injured in the shooting at Charles University, and then the police posted on social media that the suspect had been determined to be dead in the incident and his identity was still under investigation.
Situation on the spot
There is no indication that the shooting has anything to do with international terrorism, according to Czech Interior Minister Rakushan at a news conference, and police said on social media platforms that one of the people killed in the shooting was an alien. Prague's medical rescue agency said nine of the injured were in serious condition. Now that the square near the university and the surrounding area have been cordoned off, the police did not say where the shooting was located, but according to the Faculty of Arts of Charles University, which reported the shooting, students at the school shared some information from the Internet, and some people said that they were locked in classrooms or libraries, and students were being evacuated from classrooms near the street.
National Day of Mourning
Founded in 1348 by the Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV, Charles University is the oldest university in the Czech Republic and even in Central Europe, and is the highest university in the Czech Republic.
The identity of the gunman
The gunman, a 24-year-old former student at the school's art school, received a bachelor's degree in history and European studies literature from the school in 2022, according to police, and said the gunman may have been suspected of killing a man and his two-month-old daughter from eastern Prague last week.