OSTRAVA, Czech Republic — Czech Republic police said a shooter opened fire at an Ostrava hospital, killing six people Tuesday morning.
Policisté přijali oznámení o střelbě v nemocnici v Ostravě Porubě. Na místě nyní policisté zasahuji. Proběhla evakuce osob. pic.twitter.com/VrDDjii6Qp
— Policie ČR (@PolicieCZ) December 10, 2019
Here are the latest updates:
Update 3:17 p.m. EST Dec. 10: The man who opened fire was identified as a 42-year-old man with a criminal record, The Associated Press reported. His name was not released. Police said the man used an illegally owned Czech-made 9mm gun. The man acted alone, police said.
Update 5:18 a.m. EST Dec. 10: The suspect accused of fatally shooting six people at Ostrava’s University Hospital has died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, police said.
In a Tuesday morning tweet, Czech Republic police said they located the vehicle of the suspect, identified only as a 42-year-old man. The man “shot himself in the head as they approached," The Associated Press reported.
Dopadli jsme pachatele střelby. 42 letý muž se před zásahem policie střelil do hlavy, je mrtev. Děkujeme veřejnosti za součinnost a pomoc při patrani.
— Policie ČR (@PolicieCZ) December 10, 2019
Original report: According to The Associated Press, the deadly shooting occurred shortly after 7 a.m. local time Tuesday in a University Hospital waiting room, Prime Minister Andrej Babis said in a TV interview.
Czech police later tweeted that they were looking for “a dangerous, armed offender” in a gray or silver Renault Laguna with license plate 9T57401.
V souvislosti se střelbou patráme po nebezpečném ozbrojeném pachateli, který se pohybuje v stribrno šedém vozidle Renault Laguna 9T57401. Pachatel je nebezpečný, pravdepodobne ozbrojen, prosíme, nepokošejte se jej zadržet a volejte ihned linku 158.
— Policie ČR (@PolicieCZ) December 10, 2019
No further information about the suspect or victims was immediately available.
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– The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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