Gunman shoots himself after killing six people in hospital

Six people, and the suspect, are dead after a shooting in a hospital in the Czech Republic.

Another two people have been injured, according to latest police information.

The suspect, a 42-year-old man, escaped the hospital in Ostrava, sparking a manhunt. Police tracked down his vehicle and said he shot himself in his car when officers tracked him down.

Police released this image of the suspect walking through the hospital.

On Twitter, officers said: "Police found the car, there was shooting heard from the site.

"We are establishing the identity of the man who shot himself in the head before the police action."