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89-Year-Old Arrested in Athens Social Security and Courthouse Shootings

Investigators now focus on claims he left notes about an unpaid pension at the courthouse.

Overview

  • Greek police arrested the 89-year-old suspected shooter in the city of Patras after a hours-long manhunt.
  • He was found at a hotel near the bus station, according to public broadcaster ERT.
  • The attacks hit a national social security office and the Athens court of appeal, where three court staff were shot in the legs.
  • A fourth person was wounded at the social security office, and all four victims were reported out of danger by ERT.
  • Greek media reported that he left letters at the court about not receiving a pension and that he had been hospitalized in a psychiatric facility in 2018.