A man has killed one person and injured five more at the United School in Vrutky, AP reported citing authorities. The victim was reportedly a teacher.
Police have already identified the attacker, who was later killed by law enforcement, he was a 22-year-old man from a nearby town. The injured have been taken to a hospital, according to a spokeswoman for the Emergency Medical Service Operations Centre.
Slovakia's Prime Minister Igor Matovic has expressed his sincere condolences to the survivors after the attack in Vrutky.
"Unfortunately, fools live among us and such situations cannot be prevented", he said.
Igor Matovič vyjádřil upřímnou soustrast pozůstalým po útoku ve Vrútkách. “Bohužel blázni mezi námi žijí a nejde takovým situacím zabránit.” #vrutky #utok pic.twitter.com/0TFrJR9KQL
— Barbora Žítková (@Zitkova_CT) June 11, 2020
According to reports, Roman Mikulec, the Minister of the Interior is already heading to the scene.