Uherský Brod shooting
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Location of Zlín Region in Czech Republic | |
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| Location | Družba restaurant, Uherský Brod, Zlín Region, Czech Republic |
| Date | 24 February 2015 c. 12:30 p.m. – 14:23 p.m. |
Attack type | Mass shooting, murder–suicide |
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| Deaths | 9 (including the perpetrator) |
| Injured | 1 |
| Perpetrator | Zdeněk Kovář |
The Uherský Brod shooting occurred on 24 February 2015 at the Družba restaurant in the town of Uherský Brod, Czech Republic. Nine people were killed, including the gunman, 63-year-old Zdeněk Kovář, who committed suicide after a standoff with police that lasted nearly two hours. In addition, one other person was injured. Uherský Brod is 260 kilometers (160 miles) east-southeast of the Czech capital Prague.
Prior to the 2020 Bohumín arson attack and the 2023 Prague shooting, the shooting was one of the two deadliest mass murders in the country's modern peacetime history, alongside a 1973 vehicular rampage committed by Olga Hepnarová. The circumstances of the shooting led to an examination of gun politics in the Czech Republic and police rules of engagement against active shooters. Czech media speculated that the rampage may have been triggered by an apparent attempt of the authorities to review Kovář's mental state.