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1 dead and 4 wounded in Czech town hall shooting
The attacker used three illegal weapons and then fatally shot himself, police said, ruling out terrorism after one employee died and four, including the mayor, were wounded.
- On Monday, Jan. 19, 2026, a shooting inside the Chribska town hall killed one and wounded four, including a police officer.
- Police said the attacker carried three illegally held weapons and investigators ruled out terrorism or an extremist motive.
- Officials said the town's mayor was among the wounded, and the dead was a town hall employee.
- Authorities said the suspect fatally shot himself at the scene, and police said there was no further danger at the Chribska town hall.
- President Petr Pavel offered condolences to the victims' relatives, and Prime Minister Andrej Babiš also expressed sympathy to the victims' relatives.
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Big alarm in a Czech small town in the morning: an armed man shoots at people in the town hall. A man dies, several people are injured in some cases. The police can finally "eliminate" the shooter.
At least two people have died, including the shooter, in a gun incident in a town hall in the north of the Czech Republic
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