Lenka Hlvkov Obituary News: FF UK Prague University Student, Lenka Hlvkov, Among the Vitcims

April 2024 · 2 minute read

Lenka Hlávková Obituary News: FF UK Prague University Student, Lenka Hlávková, Among the Vitcims Killed in Fatal Shooting Incident

Lenka Hlávková Obituary: A student and a faculty director have been named among the victims of a mass shooting at a university in Prague.

Fourteen people were killed and at least 27 others injured when a student gunman opened fire at Charles University in central Prague on Thursday. He allegedly committed suicide after officers cornered him.

The director of the university’s Institute of Musicology, Lenka Hlávková, was named among the victims on Friday, along with student Lucie Špindlerová.

The 24-year-old suspect, named by local media as David Kozak, is said to have killed his father before shooting people at random from the balcony of Charles University, where he was reportedly a student at the Institute of World History. The university’s Institute of Musicology said on Friday “with deep regret” that its director, Lenka Hlávková, “did not survive” the attack.

which marked the deadliest shooting in the Czech Republic‘s history. “We express our deepest condolences to all the bereaved, first and foremost to the family,” it said in a post on Facebook, written in Czech. “This is extremely cruel news for all of us. Let’s stay supportive of each other.

In an article published on Friday, Czech newspaper Lidovky announced Lucie Špindlerová, who worked as a proofreader at the news outlet, was also among the dead. It said Ms. Špindlerová was a first-year student studying the Czech language in deaf communication.

“We express our deepest condolences to all the bereaved, especially the family,” the newspaper said. “This is extremely painful news for us.” Minister Vit Rakusan said on Friday police in Prague worked overnight, and 13 of those killed had been identified.

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