In a horrific development, a gunman opened fire at students of Charles University in Prague. In the Prague University Shooting, at least 14 students died and 25 were reportedly injured. The Prague University shooting is considered to be the deadliest in modern Czech history. The 24-year-old gunman has been identified as David Kozak. David Kozak was killed by the cops following the shooting at Charles University in the historic centre of the capital. Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala said he had cancelled upcoming engagements in light of the "tragic events" on Thursday. Now, the question arises who was David Kozak, and why did he opt for such a horrific step? Below is what we know so far-
Who was David Kozak?
The 24-year-old gunman David Kozak was doing a Masters degree in Polish History at Charles University. He used to live in a village almost 20 KM outside Prague. As per the initial investigation, David was an excellent student studying at Charles University. David had multiple guns legally and was heavily armed when he attacked Charles University. The Police Chief was quoted saying that what he did was a "well thought out and horrible act."
Investigation further revealed that David Kozak allegedly killed his father in the nearby town, of Houston, before going on a killing spree in Prague.
Furthermore, it has been revealed that David was planning to pull out a school shooting on the messaging app Telegram. David treated his Telegram channel as "diary" of his life "before the shooting." "I want to do school shooting and possibly suicide," he wrote in a post, as per the Telegraph, adding, "I always wanted to kill. I thought I would become a maniac in the future."
It is pertinent to mention here that Czech Interior Minister Vit Rakusan stated that investigators do not suspect any connection to extremist ideologies or groups.
Now, Prague Shooting Video is doing rounds on social media in which David can be seen shooting everyone coming in front of him. Students were also seen running away from Charles University while David continued to gun down innocents.
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