Student Gunman At Prague University Killed 15 – Police

The gunmang killed at least 15 people at University in Prague, Thursday, police say

Another 24 people were injured – and police say the gunman, who was a student of the university, was found dead

The student was from a village near Prague, and his father was found dead earlier on Thursday

The incident occurred at Charles University – it is not being treated as a terrorist incident
Prime Minister Petr Fiala says he has cancelled upcoming engagements in light of the “tragic events”

Authorities in the Czech Republic have been reacting to the mass shooting in Prague, which police said has left at least 15 people dead.

The mayor of Prague, Bohuslav Svoboda, told Czech media: “We always thought that this was a thing that did not concern us. Now it turns out that, unfortunately, our world is also changing and the problem of the individual shooter is emerging here as well.”

Katerina Vodvarkova, a foreign news reporter at TV Nova, was near the site of the attack when it occurred and told the BBC that “everyone is in shock.”

“Personally I never experienced anything like this in Prague. I watched students being evacuated and I had tears in my eyes that they had to witness this,” she said.

“This is the busiest season for Prague, where we have our most famous Christmas market. It breaks my heart that visitors have to witness this.”