David Kozák
David Kozák | |
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 Portrait of David Kozák | |
| Born | 12 September 1999 |
| Died | 21 December 2023 (aged 24) |
| Cause of death | Suicide |
| Details | |
| Date | 15 December 2023
21 December 2023 |
| Location(s) | Prague and Hostouň, Czech Republic |
| Killed | 18 (including the perpetrator)[a][b][1] |
| Injured | 25 |
| Weapons | Inside: Glock pistol, Škorpion pistol[2] Rooftop: ZEV-30 rifle[3][4] |
David Kozák (12 September 1999 – 21 December 2023) was a Czech student at the Faculty of Arts, Charles University. He is responsible for mass shootings in Prague-Klánovice and at the Faculty of Arts, Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic.[5][6]
Study[edit]
Kozák successfully defended his bachelor's thesis at the Institute of World History, Faculty of Arts, Charles University, entitled The Antagonism problematics of Galician Peasant Revolt and Kraków Uprising in the year of 1846. The supervisor was prof. František Stellner, the thesis was defended with an excellent grade.[7] This bachelor's thesis was awarded the Marian Szyjkowski Prize.[8]
Murders[edit]
In his letter, Kozák confessed to the double murder in Klánovice. According to the police, he also murdered his father as well.[6] He subsequently murdered 14 people at the Faculty of Arts in Prague and then committed suicide.[5]
Notes[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Kassam, Ashifa (29 December 2023). "Prague university gunman 'confessed' to earlier killings of baby and her father". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 28 December 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
- ^ Gawron, Tomáš (10 January 2024). "Kulatý stůl Poslanecké sněmovny ke zbraňové legislativě" (in Czech). zbrojnice.com. Archived from the original on 11 January 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
- ^ Forman, Jiří (21 December 2023). "Novinář popsal střelbu v Praze: Křičel jsem na něj, ať střílí radši po mně". TV Nova (in Czech). Archived from the original on 22 December 2023. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
- ^ "Shooting in Prague's Jan Palach Square leaves 15 people dead, dozens injured". Expats.cz. Czech News Agency. 2023-12-21. Archived from the original on 23 December 2023. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
- ^ a b Evans, Holly (2023-12-24). "The Russian school shootings that inspired Prague gunman to carry out university massacre". The Independent. Retrieved 2024-05-21.
- ^ a b "Czech mass shooting: Gunman confessed to shooting baby in woods". 2023-12-28. Retrieved 2024-05-21.
- ^ Kozák, David (2022). Problematika antagonismu haličského rolnického a krakovského povstání v roce 1846 [The Antagonism problematics of Galician Peasant Revolt and Kraków Uprising in the year of 1846] (in Czech). Prague: Institute of World History, Faculty of Arts, Charles University.
- ^ "Výsledky 5. ročníku soutěže Mariana Szyjkowského". instytutpolski.pl (in Czech). Retrieved 2024-05-21.