Czech town shooting leaves two dead, suspect detained

PRAGUE -- Czech police on Sunday detained a suspect following a shooting incident that left two people dead in a town east of Prague.

The incident occurred in the evening in Kostelec nad Cernymi lesy, where police responded to reports of a shooting at a residential property.

"Upon the immediate arrival of patrol units to the scene, officers detained a possible suspect and seized the gun supposedly used in the shooting," police said on the social media platform X.

Two people were found dead in the garden of the house, police added.

In an updated message on X, police identified the suspect as a 65-year-old man. The victims are a 50-year-old woman and a 45-year-old man. "There is no danger to the public, and the violent person is in the custody of the Czech Police," the message said.

The motive behind the shooting remains unclear. According to police, regional criminal investigators are conducting necessary procedural steps and working to determine the circumstances surrounding the crime.