Several women have been injured in a major shooting incident in Greece after a man allegedly opened fire with a shotgun. The suspect concealed his weapon before reportedly shooting four women and a man in two separate attacks in Kerameikos, Greece.
Attack at Social Security Office
He allegedly entered the EFKA (Greece's social security office) and shot an employee before making his way to Loukareos Street at the Court of Appeals, where he wounded a further four women. Multiple Greek publications are reporting that the suspected gunman is an 89-year-old refuse collector, with a manhunt now under way following his escape from the scene.
Conflicting reports have emerged regarding the weapon used, with some sources claiming it was a shotgun while others suggest it was a type of modified rifle.
Letters Left at Scene
Speaking to Greek newspaper Proto Thema, the president of the Athens Bar Association revealed that letters had been discovered at the scene, addressed to newspapers. He said: 'We rushed immediately after we were informed about the incident. Initial information indicates that it is an elderly man who, with a modified rifle, shot and wounded, fortunately slightly, four clerks of the Court of First Instance, all women. He has left some letters addressed to the newspapers.'
Details of the Attacks
Reports indicate that he allegedly forced his way into the EFKA building and made his way to the fourth floor, where he shot the EFKA employee, believed to be male. Eyewitnesses at the EFKA incident reported that the suspect 'took out the shotgun from under the counter and fired' while another witness claimed he instructed onlookers to watch as he targeted his victim.
The suspect then allegedly travelled by taxi to the Athens Court of Appeals, where he opened fire on four women, all of whom have been rushed to hospital. He subsequently abandoned the weapon on top of a photocopier before fleeing the scene. Police are now conducting a search for the 89-year-old suspect.
