Ostrava hospital attack
| Ostrava hospital attack | |
|---|---|
Ostrava University Hospital | |
| Location | Ostrava University Hospital, Ostrava, Czech Republic |
| Coordinates | 49°49′44″N 18°9′37″E / 49.82889°N 18.16028°E |
| Date | 10 December 2019 c. 7:15 a.m. |
Attack type | Mass shooting, mass murder, murder–suicide |
| Weapons | CZ 75B semi-automatic pistol |
| Deaths | 8 (including the perpetrator) |
| Injured | 2 |
| Perpetrator | Ctirad Vitásek |
| Motive | Uncertain (possibly hypochondriacal depression) |
The Ostrava hospital attack was a mass shooting that occurred on 10 December 2019 at the Ostrava University Hospital in Ostrava, Czech Republic. A total of seven people were killed in the attack, and two others were injured. The illegally armed perpetrator, 42-year-old Ctirad Vitásek, left the scene before the police arrived and committed suicide as police closed in on him later during the day. The perpetrator had three previous criminal convictions, including one for a violent crime, and a previous hospitalization in a psychiatric ward.