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89-Year-Old Engineer Shoots Athens Social-Security Office, Court, Wounding Five

4/29/2026

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An 89-year-old Chicago engineer, protesting Greece’s public-service failures, shot a shotgun at an EFKA (social-security) office and a court building, wounding five in Athens.
The public prosecutor charged him with attempted murder and illegal gun possession.
Minister Michalis Chrysochoidis said court buildings lack security but Greece remains safe.
Police arrested the suspect in a Patras hotel 200 km from Athens after EFKA employees walked out on April 29 to demand better security.

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An 89-year-old Chicago engineer, protesting Greece’s public-service failures, shot a shotgun at an EFKA (social-security) office and a court building, wounding five in Athens.
The public prosecutor charged him with attempted murder and illegal gun possession.
Minister Michalis Chrysochoidis said court buildings lack security but Greece remains safe.
Police arrested the suspect in a Patras hotel 200 km from Athens after EFKA employees walked out on April 29 to demand better security.