| Petřvald shooting | |
| Location: | Petřvald, Czech Republic |
| Date: | 8 March 2009 |
| Type: | Mass shooting, mass murder, murder–suicide |
| Fatalities: | 5 (including the perpetrator) |
| Perpetrator: | Raif Kačar |
| Weapon: | Illegal firearm (exact type not known) |
On 8 March 2009, a mass shooting at the Sokol restaurant in Petřvald, Czech Republic. Raif Kačar, a 42-year-old Macedonian national, shot and killed four people who were celebrating a birthday party and then attempted suicide. The motive was personal disputes, and the weapon used was held illegally.[1] It was the first mass shooting to occur in the Czech Republic since its independence in 1993.
At about 1:00 a.m., Kačar entered the Sokol restaurant, where ten people in the restaurant were celebrating their fiftieth birthday. Immediately after entering, he began shooting at the occupants.[2] According to police, Kačar executed his victims at the scene. Four people were killed: his ex-girlfriend, her father and mother, and his ex-girlfriend's current boyfriend.[3]
The assailant died of his injuries in hospital in Ostrava four days later, on 12 March 2009.[4]