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Ostrava hospital attack
| Ostrava hospital attack | |
|---|---|
 Ostrava University Hospital | |
  Attack site Attack site (Czech Republic) | |
| Location | Ostrava University Hospital, Ostrava, Czech Republic |
| Date | 10 December 2019 c. 7:15 a.m. |
Attack type | Mass shooting, mass murder, murder–suicide |
| Weapons | CZ 75B semi-automatic pistol[1][2] |
| Deaths | 8 (including the perpetrator) |
| Injured | 2[1] |
| Perpetrator | Ctirad Vitásek |
| Motive | Uncertain (possibly hypochondriacal depression)[3] |
The Ostrava hospital attack was a mass shooting that occurred on 10 December 2019 at the Ostrava University Hospital in Ostrava, Czech Republic. A total of seven people were killed in the attack, and two others were injured.[4][5][6] The illegally armed perpetrator, 42-year-old Ctirad Vitásek, left the scene before the police arrived and committed suicide as police closed in on him later during the day.[1] The perpetrator had three previous criminal convictions, including one for a violent crime,[5] and a previous hospitalization in a psychiatric ward.[7]
- ^ a b c "Střelec v ostravské nemocnici zabil šest lidí. Policie ho našla, je po smrti [A shooter in an Ostrava hospital killed six people. Police found him, he is dead]". idnes.cz (in Czech). 10 December 2019. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
- ^ "Střelec z Ostravy byl stavební technik. Tvrdil, že je nemocný a že ho nikdo nechce léčit, říká jeho šéf". Hospodářské noviny. 10 December 2019. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
- ^ "Kdo byl střelec z ostravské nemocnice? Milovník fotbalu, stavař a revizor [Who was the Ostrava hospital shooter? Football lover, builder and transport ticket inspector]". novinky.cz. 12 December 2019. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
- ^ "Útok v Ostravě má sedmou oběť, těžce zraněná žena zemřela".
- ^ a b "Online reportáž: Střelba v ostravské nemocnici [Online report: Shooting in Ostrava hospital]". idnes.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 10 December 2019.
- ^ "Czech shooting: Gunman kills six at hospital in Ostrava". BBC News. 10 December 2019. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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