Petřvald shooting | |
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Location | Petřvald, Czech Republic |
Date | 8 March 2009 |
Attack type | Mass shooting, mass murder, murder–suicide |
Weapon | Illegal firearm (exact type not known) |
Deaths | 5 (including the perpetrator) |
Perpetrator | Raif Kačar |
On 8 March 2009, a mass shooting at the Sokol restaurant in Petřvald, Czech Republic. Raif Kačar, a 42-year-old Macedonian national, shot and killed four people who were celebrating a birthday party and then attempted suicide. The motive was personal disputes, and the weapon used was held illegally. [1] It was the first mass shooting to occur in the Czech Republic since its independence in 1993.
At about 1:00 a.m., Kačar entered the Sokol restaurant, where ten people in the restaurant were celebrating their fiftieth birthday. Immediately after entering, he began shooting at the occupants. [2] According to police, Kačar executed his victims at the scene. Four people were killed: his ex-girlfriend, her father and mother, and his ex-girlfriend's current boyfriend. [3]
The assailant died of his injuries in hospital in Ostrava four days later, on 12 March 2009. [4]
Petřvald shooting | |
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Location | Petřvald, Czech Republic |
Date | 8 March 2009 |
Attack type | Mass shooting, mass murder, murder–suicide |
Weapon | Illegal firearm (exact type not known) |
Deaths | 5 (including the perpetrator) |
Perpetrator | Raif Kačar |
On 8 March 2009, a mass shooting at the Sokol restaurant in Petřvald, Czech Republic. Raif Kačar, a 42-year-old Macedonian national, shot and killed four people who were celebrating a birthday party and then attempted suicide. The motive was personal disputes, and the weapon used was held illegally. [1] It was the first mass shooting to occur in the Czech Republic since its independence in 1993.
At about 1:00 a.m., Kačar entered the Sokol restaurant, where ten people in the restaurant were celebrating their fiftieth birthday. Immediately after entering, he began shooting at the occupants. [2] According to police, Kačar executed his victims at the scene. Four people were killed: his ex-girlfriend, her father and mother, and his ex-girlfriend's current boyfriend. [3]
The assailant died of his injuries in hospital in Ostrava four days later, on 12 March 2009. [4]