Key Facts

• The suspect is an 89-year-old man from Athens, arrested in the city of Patra, about 200 km away from Athens.
• The man started shooting inside a social security agency in the Kerameikos district of Athens, injuring an employee.
• He then took a taxi to a court building in Ambelokipi, where four more people were injured.
• The attacker fired at the floor inside the court office and threw envelopes with documents on the floor; these documents were said to explain his actions.
• Police found a shotgun at the scene and a second weapon when arresting the suspect in a hotel.
• The suspect had previously been treated for mental health issues at a hospital in 2018.
• Gun violence is rare in Greece, where gun ownership is allowed but strictly controlled.
• Athens court workers held a 24-hour strike, blaming the shooting on poor security in court buildings.