Alexandros Varveris, a witness at the social security office in the Kerameikos district, told reporters that the elderly gunman entered the building and went directly to the fourth floor. Varveris said the intruder shouted at one employee to take cover before opening fire and then shot another employee in the leg. According to Varveris, the gunman did not appear to be aiming at the victim specifically.
The same witness, Mr. Varveris, told police that the gunman was wearing a trenchcoat during the attack. Security camera footage from a local store near the social security office showed a man in a trenchcoat walking calmly across the street carrying a short-barreled shotgun. The video, which emerged in Greek media, depicted the suspect moving without haste toward the e-EFKA office.
An employee at the social security office was wounded in the leg, police confirmed. Responding officers applied a tourniquet to the injured man’s leg at the scene to control the bleeding.
After fleeing the social security office, the gunman made his way to the nearby Athens Court of Appeal. There, he entered a court office and fired at the floor, causing shotgun pellets to ricochet, as described by court official Stratis Dounias. At least three female court employees were slightly wounded by the fragmented projectiles, police sources told local media.
TV footage from the scene showed ambulance crews transporting at least three people from the courthouse on stretchers. Media reports indicated that a fourth female employee was taken to a hospital, though she had no visible physical injuries. The total number of wounded remained disputed, with some accounts saying five people were injured and others reporting at least four with gunshot wounds. Authorities did not immediately issue a final casualty figure, and confusion lingered over the exact toll.
Greek police launched a search for the gunman after the shooting. The suspect was armed with a shotgun, police said, and the weapon was later recovered by authorities. By Monday evening, the suspect’s status—whether in custody or still at large—had not been confirmed, and the investigation continued.
The state broadcaster ERT reported that the gunman had left envelopes with documents after the courthouse shooting. According to ERT, the documents detailed the reasons for his actions. Investigators were examining the material to determine a motive for the assault. No group or individual claimed responsibility, and the contents of the documents were not made public.
At the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on Saturday, security personnel evacuated Vice President J.D. Vance before President Donald Trump as gunfire broke out, according to multiple reports. Trump took cover behind a lectern, and eyewitness footage later showed the alleged shooter being apprehended by authorities. The motive of the gunman remained unknown.
During the disruption, a Fox News correspondent on the scene was cut off after relaying that White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt’s husband had told her to be safe. One dinner attendee went viral after footage showed them continuing to dine as the incident unfolded, with multiple reports noting they refused to let the shooting interrupt their meal.
President Trump later released a statement calling the incident “another major assassination attempt.” He also used the statement to advocate for building a new ballroom at the White House. Trump added that he had not fallen over during the evacuation and that he had been told to hit the floor by security.
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