Suspect Shoots 6 Dead in Czech Hospital, Then Kills Self

Suspect Shoots 6 Dead in Czech Hospital, Then Kills Self
Police personnel outside the Ostrava Teaching Hospital after a shooting incident in Ostrava, Czech Republic on Dec. 10, 2019. Vladimir Prycek/CTK via AP
|Updated:

PRAGUE—A man with an illegal gun shot six people dead and wounded three more in a hospital in the eastern Czech Republic Tuesday, the prime minister and officials said. The apparent suspect later shot himself dead as police approached his car.

Prime Minister Andrej Babis told Czech public television the shooting took place around 7 a.m. in a waiting room. The attacker opened fire at people’s heads from close range, Babis said.