The police have launched a search operation to find the perpetrator of a shooting that occurred at a hospital in the Czech city of Ostrava on Tuesday.
The police earlier reported via Twitter that four people had been killed and two received serious injuries in the incident.
Na místě události jsou čtyři mrtví a dvě těžce zraněné osoby. Policie po pachateli intenzivně pátrá. Žádáme veřejnost o součinnost, v případě jakýchkoliv poznatků nás, prosím, kontaktujte na lince 158.
— Policie ČR (@PolicieCZ) December 10, 2019
The police initially posted a photo of a person in a red jacket that they called the suspect in the shooting, but later stated that this was an important witness to the incident, adding that they are currently searching for another person.
Info ke zveřejněné fotografii: Jedná se o důležitého svědka události, ale v tuto chvíli pracujeme s jinou verzí a pátráme po jiné osobě. Děkujeme za pochopení.
— Policie ČR (@PolicieCZ) December 10, 2019