This article is from the source 'rtcom' and was first published or seen on . It last changed over 40 days ago and won't be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at https://www.rt.com/news/475462-ostrava-shooting-hospital-dead/
The article has changed 3 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 0 | Version 1 |
|---|---|
| Shooting at Czech hospital leaves at least 6 killed, suspect on the run | |
| (32 minutes later) | |
| Six people have been killed in a hospital shooting in Ostrava, the Czech Republic. The police are on the hunt for the suspected perpetrator and ramp up security in other places. | |
| The shooting happened on Tuesday morning at University Hospital Ostrava in the northeastern part of the country. The Czech police initially said four people were killed and two others were seriously injured. Those two succumbed to their wounds Prime Minister Andrej Babis confirmed. | |
| The unidentified suspect remains at large, according to the Czech police. | The unidentified suspect remains at large, according to the Czech police. |
| Minister Jan Hamacek said the rapid response unit and police helicopters have been deployed in response to the emergency. | Minister Jan Hamacek said the rapid response unit and police helicopters have been deployed in response to the emergency. |
| The police released a photo of the suspected gunman on its Twitter, requesting public assistance in finding him and warning that he posed a threat. | |
| The Ostrava Technical University, which hosts the hospital, also said the perpetrator was wearing a red jacket. It said the campus was closed due to the shooting. | |
| Local media report that the hospital was taken under guard by police officers armed with automatic weapons. Police also said it deployed additional troops to ‘soft targets’ for additional security. | |
| Think your friends would be interested? Share this story! |