Results of investigation into police handling of mass shooting not due till spring

The Czech police’s internal affairs unit (known as GIBS in Czech) will not have the results of an investigation into a mass shooting in Prague until the spring at least, the minister of the interior, Vít Rakušan, said on Czech Television on Sunday.

The minister that a police presidency internal check had already found shortcomings in crisis communication and the use of analytical tools in connection with the shooting at Charles University on December 21, which left 14 people dead in the worst incident of its kind in Czechia's history.

Some critics say the police underestimated the severity of the situation after receiving information that the shooter, who had killed his father, was on his way to Prague.