89-year-old man allegedly opens fire with shotgun in Greek capital, injuring 4
An 89-year-old man allegedly opened fire with a shotgun in two government buildings in Athens on April 28, 2026, injuring four people before being arrested hours later near Patra. The suspect first shot an employee in a social security office, then attacked a courthouse where several court employees sustained minor injuries from ricocheting pellets. Authorities recovered the weapon and found documents at the scene outlining the man's grievances, though the exact motive remains unclear. The incident marked a rare act of public violence in Greece, where gun crime is uncommon.
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Crime 89-year-old man allegedly opens fire with shotgun in Greek capital, injuring 4 State media reported the man left documents at the courthouse outlining his grievances By Stephen Sorace Fox News Published April 28, 2026 1:34pm EDT Facebook Twitter Threads Flipboard Comments Print Email Add Fox News on Google close Video Fox News Flash top headlines for April 28 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on FoxNews.com. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! An 89-year-old gunman allegedly opened fire inside two Athens government buildings Tuesday, wounding at least four people in a rare outbreak of violence that rattled Greece’s tightly controlled gun landscape and ended with his arrest hours later.
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