Czech police said the gunman who killed at least <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/czech-hospital-shooting-four-killed-after-gunman-opens-fire-in-ostrova-267390">six patients at a hospital</a> in the eastern city of Ostrava shot himself after being chased into a village.

"We identified the gunman using hospital cameras. We deployed two helicopters, identified his car... and when one helicopter descended over the car, he shot himself in the head," &nbsp;regional police chief Tomas Kuzel said.

The gunman was identified as a 42-year-old man. He had opened fire in the hospital killing four men and two women while injuring three other people.

The gunman was allegedly shooting from a close range. Police are yet to understand the motive of the attack.

The man escaped after the shooting but was tracked down to a village after an extensive search operation. The perpetrator shot himself as the police descended with helicopters.

"We have found the gunman. The 42-year-old man shot himself in the head before the police took action, he's dead," police said.

"As far as we know, the man is not in our database of legal gun owners," the police chief said, adding that he used "short firearm"&nbsp;during the attack. The man shot himself in the head, police said.

According to the police officials, the shooting happened around 7 am on Tuesday morning. It is the worst shooting incident in the country since 2015 when a gunman killed eight people at a restaurant in Uhersky Brod, about 180 miles southeast of Prague.

Czech police said the gunman who killed at least six patients at a hospital in the eastern city of Ostrava shot himself after being chased into a village. "We identified the gunman using hospital cameras.

Czech police said the gunman who killed at least six patients at a hospital in the eastern city of Ostrava shot himself after being chased into a village. "We identified the gunman using hospital cameras. We deployed two helicopters, identified his car... and when one helicopter descended over the car, he shot himself in the head," regional police chief Tomas Kuzel said. The gunman was identified as a 42-year-old man. He had opened fire in the hospital killing four men and two women while injuring three other people. The gunman was allegedly shooting from a close range. Police are yet to understand the motive of the attack. The man escaped after the shooting but was tracked down to a village after an extensive search operation. The perpetrator shot himself as the police descended with helicopters. "We have found the gunman. The 42-year-old man shot himself in the head before the police took action, he's dead," police said. "As far as we know, the man is not in our database of legal gun owners," the police chief said, adding that he used "short firearm" during the attack. The man shot himself in the head, police said. According to the police officials, the shooting happened around 7 am on Tuesday morning. It is the worst shooting incident in the country since 2015 when a gunman killed eight people at a restaurant in Uhersky Brod, about 180 miles southeast of Prague.

Gunman involved in hospital shooting killed himself: Czech police

At least six people have been killed and several others wounded after gunman opened fire in a hospital in the eastern Czech city of Ostrova.

"There are six dead and two seriously injured people on the site," regional police spokeswoman Pavla Jirouskova told the public Czech Television. She said the police were still looking for the gunman.

University Hospital in Ostrava has been evacuated and security heightened around the country after the attack.

Police are searching for the suspect after the attack.

"We are currently strengthening the supervision of selected soft targets across the Czech Republic," said Czech Police on Twitter.

According to the police officials, &nbsp;the shooting happened around 7 am Tuesday morning in the University hospital in the city of Ostrava, located 350 kilometers (220 milest) east of Prague.

The shooting was the worst in the Czech Republic since 2015, when a gunman killed eight people at a restaurant in Uhersky Brod, about 180 miles southeast of Prague.

(With inputs from agencies)

At least six people have been killed and several others wounded after gunman opened fire in a hospital in the eastern Czech city of Ostrova. "There are six dead and two seriously injured people on the site," regional police spokeswoman Pavla Jirouskova told the public Czech Television.

At least six people have been killed and several others wounded after gunman opened fire in a hospital in the eastern Czech city of Ostrova. "There are six dead and two seriously injured people on the site," regional police spokeswoman Pavla Jirouskova told the public Czech Television. She said the police were still looking for the gunman. University Hospital in Ostrava has been evacuated and security heightened around the country after the attack. Police are searching for the suspect after the attack. "We are currently strengthening the supervision of selected soft targets across the Czech Republic," said Czech Police on Twitter. According to the police officials, the shooting happened around 7 am Tuesday morning in the University hospital in the city of Ostrava, located 350 kilometers (220 milest) east of Prague. The shooting was the worst in the Czech Republic since 2015, when a gunman killed eight people at a restaurant in Uhersky Brod, about 180 miles southeast of Prague. (With inputs from agencies)

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