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Shooting at Czech town hall kills one, shooter also dead, police say

By Thomson Reuters Jan 19, 2026 | 4:23 AM

PRAGUE, Jan 19 (Reuters) – A woman was killed and ‍at least four other people including a police officer were wounded in ‌a shooting ‌at a Czech village’s town hall on Monday, police said, adding the ​attacker had also been ‍killed.

Police said ​on social media ​site X that ‍they had secured the building in the town of Chribska, 110 km (68 ‍miles) north of Prague. No motive for ‍the ‍attack was given.

“At ​the moment, ​we ⁠can confirm one ‌deceased woman and the shooter,” police said.

(Reporting by Jason Hovet; Editing by Alex ⁠Richardson)