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89-Year-Old Ex-Collector Arrested After Courthouse, Social Security Shootings

4/28/2026

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Summary

Story summary

Police arrested an 89-year-old former garbage collector in Patras after a manhunt for the Athens shooter.
He fired at an EFKA (social security) office and a courthouse, wounding an employee and four clerks.
The gunman entered with a shotgun hidden under a trench coat, left it at the courthouse, and was found with a .38-calibre revolver.
He left envelopes with explanatory documents, yet police say his motive remains unclear.

History

Historical Context

Security gaps at public venues echo the 1972 Munich massacre, when Black September terrorists killed eleven Israeli athletes after breaching a 1,200-meter police cordon overseen by West German interior minister Hans-Dietrich Genscher. The recent Patras courthouse attack, carried out by an 89-year-old gunman, has prompted Greece’s Ministry of Citizen Protection to fast-track firearm-law reforms and expand surveillance.

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Story summary

Police arrested an 89-year-old former garbage collector in Patras after a manhunt for the Athens shooter.
He fired at an EFKA (social security) office and a courthouse, wounding an employee and four clerks.
The gunman entered with a shotgun hidden under a trench coat, left it at the courthouse, and was found with a .38-calibre revolver.
He left envelopes with explanatory documents, yet police say his motive remains unclear.

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