Czech shooting LIVE: Two dead, six injured after 'drug addict' opens fire at city hall

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Emergency services, including riot police, rushed to the scene as the horror incident was unfolding.

12:26, Mon, Jan 19, 2026 Updated: 12:27, Mon, Jan 19, 2026

Police at the scene

Two people died in the incident (Image: Getty)

Two people, including the alleged shooter, have died, and at least six other individuals were injured following a shooting at the city hall in a Czech Republic town. Emergency services descened onto Chřibská, located in the Děčín region, on Monday, January 19.

Police were called to the area to report of the incident before 10.30am today. Among the 999 crews in attendance were also a bomb disposal expert with a dog, local news outlet IDNES reports. Police said the alleged shooter has been "eliminated". Locals have claimed to IDNES that the suspect was a drug addict.

The force is "verifying the information about the number of people injured".

Six people were taken to hospital, according to the local health authority quoted by local media. The mayor of Chřibská was among those injured, police confirmed to local media.

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Mayor of Chřibská among those injured

Quoting the local police, media outlet IDNES said the mayor of Chřibská Jan Machač was among those injured.

Six people were taken to hospital

Two people with gunshot wounds to the chest were admitted to the Masaryk Hospital in Ústí nad Labem, four injured to the hospital in Děčín, said Miloslava Kučerová, spokesperson for the Regional Health Authority, IDNES said.

What we know so far

The shooting at the municipal office in Chřibská, near Děčín in North Bohemia. One person and the attacker died, local police said. Six others were injured, including at least one woman seriously, Radio Prague International said.

The attack was reported shortly before 10.30 a.m., after witnesses alerted authorities. Emergency services responded immediately, with one patient airlifted to hospital, Radio Prague International also said.

Police say six people were injured

The local police said six people were injured in the incident, including one officer. The force also said a press briefing will be held at 12pm (UK time) and will be attended by Czechia's Interior Minister Lubomír Metnar, and Police President Martin Vondrášek.

The alleged shooter was 'eliminated'

The alleged shooter has been shot dead, the local police said, adding that they are "verifying the information about the number of injured or dead".

The building is now safe, a local police spokesperson said

A spokesperson for the local police said: "The building is safe. "We are also sending a pyrotechnician to the scene and a special explosives-sniffing dog will also help. This is standard procedure, we have no information about any explosives."

The alleged attacker and another man died in the incident, local media reports

According to the latest information released 30 minutes ago, the alleged attacker and one other person died in the incident, the Czech newspaper also said.

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Riot police rushed to the scene

The police reported the incident before 10.30 am. Police forces, including riot police and special riot police, rushed to the scene, local media IDNES said.

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