Historical eventDecember 212023
2023 Prague shootings
Fourteen people are killed and 25 others injured during a mass shooting at Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic.
In context
- When
- Thursday, December 21 20233 years ago
- Category
- Historical eventA dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.
- Era
- 21st century · 2020s
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At a glance
Dates: From 2023-12-21.
Deaths reported: 16. Casualties: 25.
What happened
On 21 December 2023, a mass shooting occurred at Charles University's Faculty of Arts main building in central Prague, Czech Republic. A lone gunman, 24-year-old postgraduate student David Kozák, killed 13 people and injured 25 others before committing suicide after exchanging gunfire with police; an additional victim died indirectly from falling to her death while trying to escape the perpetrator.
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When did 2023 Prague shootings happen?
December 21 2023 — 3 years ago, on a Thursday.
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