Thread: Prague shooting: 15 dead in Prague shooting, including gunman, emergency services say

Police say 15 people, including a gunman, have died in a mass shooting in central Prague, according to Czech emergency services.

At least 25 others have also been wounded - with 10 seriously injured - according to the Czech police.

The body of the gunman - a 24-year-old student at Charles University in Prague, named in Czech media as "David K" - was discovered in one of the university's buildings, according to officials.

Police said the gunman's father was also found dead at a property in Hostoun, a village to the west of the Czech capital, earlier today.

Prague police president Martin Vondrasek said investigators were looking at whether the gunman had been "inspired" by a previous mass shooting in Russia, following reports in Czech media that he had posted on social media prior to the attack.

Mr Vondrasek said police had evacuated another university building - where the student had been due to attend a lecture on Thursday - prior to the shooting.

The suspect - who has not yet been named by police - legally owned several guns, according to Mr Vondrasek.

And while he has not previously been known to the police, the gunman is, following the search of his home, now a suspect in the killing of another man and his 2-month-old daughter in the east of Prague earlier this month, according to Mr Vondrasek.

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