Man shoots himself at Kladno Hospital clinic

An 86-year-old man shot himself while waiting at the Kladno Hospital infections clinic on Sunday. The shooting took place at around 11am and the individual used a legaly owned weapon in what was most likely a suicide, police spokeswoman Michaela Richterová told the Czech News Agency. No other persons were injured.

According to some media outlets the patient was infected with the COVID-19 coronavirus. However, the police said they could not yet confirm that information and are waiting for the results of an autopsy.