OSTRAVA — 2019 · Major Tragedy
The Ostrava University Hospital Shooting
On the morning of 10 December 2019 a 42-year-old man opened fire at close range on patients in the waiting room of the trauma ward at Ostrava University Hospital. Police said the attack lasted only seconds; six people died at the scene and one wounded victim died later, bringing the toll to seven. The gunman, using an illegally held pistol, fled and hours later shot himself in his car as police closed in near a village northwest of Ostrava. The attack sparked debate about hospital security and mental-health services.
- Date
- 2019
- Place
- Moravian-Silesian Region, Czechia, Ostrava, CZ
- Category
- Major Tragedy
- Case Status
- Closed
- Coordinates
- 49.8300, 18.1600 ↗
Timeline of Events
- 10 December 2019, morningThe gunman opened fire in the trauma ward waiting room.
- 10 December 2019He shot himself in his car as police approached.
- December 2019The death toll rose to seven when a wounded victim died.
- AfterwardsDebate began over hospital security and mental-health care.
Sources
- Al Jazeera — Gunman kills six in Czech hospital waiting room aljazeera.com ↗
- Wikipedia — Ostrava hospital shooting en.wikipedia.org ↗
- Al Jazeera
- CBS News
- Wikipedia
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