2026 Athens shooting
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| 2026 Athens shooting | |
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| Location | Kerameikos and Ampelokipoi, Athens, Greece |
| Date | April 28, 2026 |
Attack type | Spree shooting, mass shooting |
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| Deaths | 0 |
| Injured | 5 |
On April 28, 2026, a gunman opened fire on two separate locations in Athens, Greece, injuring five people.
Shooting
[edit]The gunman opened fire at a social security office in Kerameikos, striking an employee in the leg. Police arrived at the scene and treated the man, but the gunman fled. CCTV from a local store near the social security office, showed the gunman walking down the street carrying a short-barreled shotgun.[1] The gunman opened fire inside of a courthouse in Ambelokipi, leaving four people wounded, before fleeing the scene but abandoning a short-barreled shotgun.[2][1][3] Police arrested the man, who they said was 89 years old, at a hotel near a bus station in the port city of Patras. Officers found a loaded .38-caliber revolver in his possession.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Police arrest suspected gunman aged 89 after five wounded in Athens". www.bbc.com. 2026-04-28. Retrieved 2026-04-28.
- ^ Becatoros, Elena (2026-04-28). "89-year-old man arrested for allegedly wounding at least 4 people with a shotgun in Greek capital". AP News. Retrieved 2026-04-28.
- ^ "Alleged 89-year-old gunman on the run after injuring several people in Athens". www.9news.com.au. 2026-04-28. Retrieved 2026-04-28.