Police investigated a report of a shooting at UWB. The attack was not confirmed

Students Public Employees

Police received a report of gunshots on the campus of the University of West Bohemia in Bory, Plzeň, on 4 December in the afternoon. A number of police forces and resources immediately went to the scene. No one was injured and the attack was not confirmed.

Police searched the interior of the buildings on the Bory campus from Wednesday afternoon into the evening hours. A total of eight gunshot detectors were located on the campus, none of which detected anything. The security sweep was completed the same evening and no one was injured.

For the University of West Bohemia, this event is a clear signal that it is necessary to have its own mass warning system. During this event, the university was dependent on other services - in particular, the Fire and Rescue Service's communication by SMS and the communication of the Police of the Czech Republic. UWB has done its best to inform students and staff via emails and social networks, yet it is aware that it needs to be faster in this regard. UWB has been working on the introduction of a mass warning system for six months. The school had the opportunity to test this system during an IZS (active shooter attack) exercise in September. UWB will purchase the system before the end of this year and will start to put it into operation at the beginning of 2025. This will require the cooperation of the entire university. The system can send out quick SMS and voice calls for the visually impaired.

The police and the management of UWB thank all students and staff for handling this emergency situation. It turned out that all the trainings and exercises that have taken place here in the past were worthwhile.

The students who called the emergency line after hearing sounds resembling gunfire acted correctly. This procedure was confirmed by the police.

Due to the emergency, crisis intervention has been activated and the following contacts can be contacted if necessary:

E-mail: krizovka@rek.zcu.cz

Chat: https://studentskeotazniky.zcu.cz

Phone: +420 377 631 350 and +420 377 631 359

Specialist assistance at the University Hospital: +420 733 698 632

External crisis interventionist: Klára Čmolíková Cozlová: +420 737 861 468

UWB Ombudsman Petr Šimon: +420 724 953 686

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Kateřina Dobrovolná

05. 12. 2024