Czech Television reported the suspect is a 16-year-old Czech citizen. The teenager is reported to have entered a shop at around 8:30 a.m. (CET), where he asked where the knives were kept before launching his deadly attack. According to police, he first stabbed a saleswoman in the store and then attacked a second woman in the back of the shop before fleeing. He was arrested shortly after by a rapid response unit called to the scene. Paramedics spent around 40 minutes trying to resuscitate the two women. In a statement posted on X, police said: “Although we were on the scene within a few minutes of the report, both victims suffered injuries so serious that they could not be saved despite all efforts of responders.” V obchodě v Hradci Králové došlo dnes ráno k vážnému útoku. Podezřelý napadl nožem dva lidi – jeden je ve velmi vážném stavu, druhý utrpěl zranění. Zásahová jednotka podezřelého zadržela, situace je pod kontrolou a nikomu dalšímu nehrozí nebezpečí. #policiehkk — Policie ČR (@PolicieCZ) February 20, 2025 They added that psychological intervention teams and the National Center for Combating Terrorism, Extremism and Cybercrime had been called in to assist with the investigation. Czech Interior Minister Vít Rakušan expressed his condolences in a post on X, saying: “Today's attack in Hradec Králové unfortunately claimed two lives. “Both women who were attacked succumbed to their injuries. My sincere condolences to their families and loved ones. “The attacker has been detained, the police are currently investigating his motive, and there is no further danger at the scene.”