Five wounded in two shootings in Athens, 89-year-old gunman at large

The ‌gunman then travelled by ‌taxi to a court building, ‌where he fired ‌several shots inside

By Reuters Published: 2026-04-28T15:35:00+04:00 1 min read
Five people ​were wounded in two separate shooting ‌attacks ​in Athens carried out by an elderly gunman
Five people ​were wounded in two separate shooting ‌attacks ​in Athens carried out by an elderly gunman

Athens: Five people ​were wounded in two separate shooting ‌attacks ​in Athens carried out by an elderly gunman who remained at large, police and local media reported on Tuesday.

The suspect, ⁠an 89-year-old man, opened fire with a shotgun at a branch of Greece's EFKA ‌social security agency, wounding an employee in the leg, police said.

The ‌gunman then travelled by ‌taxi to a court building, ‌where he fired ‌several shots inside, lightly wounding four female court ​clerks, according ‌to ​police and court ⁠officials.

He left the shotgun at the scene, along with letters addressed ​to ⁠newspapers, ⁠and fled on foot, media reported.

"Four women working at ⁠the small claims court were slightly injured," the head of the judiciary employees' union in Athens, Stratis Dounias, told public broadcaster ‌ERT.

Police have not commented on a possible ​motive.

Greek media identified the suspect as a garbage collector from the Athens area.