Czech University Shooting: 15 Killed in Prague Rampage A 24-year-old student in world history at Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic, killed 14 people and wounded over 20 in a shooting rampage before taking his own life. The gunman first shot his father at their home before continuing the attack at the university. The police believe the assailant was inspired by previous mass shootings in Russia, but they do not suspect any connection to international or domestic terrorism. The gunman had a large number of legal weapons and ammunition, and it is likely that he was responsible for a previous double homicide in Prague. The incident prompted the prime minister to return to Prague for an emergency government meeting, and the university plans to tighten security. This is the worst mass shooting in Europe since back-to-back massacres in Serbia in May. The square where the shooting occurred is named after Jan Palach, a student who set himself on fire in 1969 to protest the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia.