Police president: Mass shooting in Prague likely related to recent murder case

The shooting at the Faculty of Arts at Charles University in Prague could be related to the brutal murder of a father and his two-month-old daughter in Klánovice on the eastern edge of Prague on Friday, Police President Martin Vondrášek said at a press conference on Thursday.  According to Mr. Vondrášek, police are working with the version that the shooter was also responsible for the killing.

He also said there was a huge arsenal of weapons and ammunition in the faculty’s building on Jan Palach square, where the mass shooting took place. Had it not been for the quick action of the police, the casualties would have been much higher, he said.

Speaking at the press conference, Interior Minister Vít Rakušan praised the work of the police and called on people to share only verified information.