Shooting

Petřvald shooting

8 Mar 2009 · 49.83° N, 18.39° E

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When
8 Mar 2009
Kind
Shooting
Killed
5
Coordinates
49.83° N, 18.39° E
Description
2009 mass shooting in Czech Republic

Petřvald shooting

Mass murder in the Czech Republic

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, a semi-automatic pistol, was held illegally. It was the first mass shooting to occur in the Czech Republic since its independence in 1993.

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