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| Location | Gymnázium, Spišská Stará Ves |
| Coordinates | 49°22′45″N 20°21′39″E / 49.3792°N 20.3608°E / 49.3792; 20.3608 |
| Date | 16 January 2025 |
| Deaths | 2 |
| Injured | Several, 1 critical |
| Victims | 2 |
| Perpetrator | Samuel S. |
| Motive | Unknown |
On 16 January 2025 at about 1 p-m., a stabbing took place at Gymnasium on Štúrová street in Spišská Stará Ves, Slovakia. A 18-year-old student identified as Samuel S. stabbed with a knife and killed a 52-years old female assistant school principal and a fellow student. Several others were injured, one critically. The culprit was arrested shortly after stabbing.
Perpetrator
Samuel S., a student, who was 18 at the time of the attack was identified as the perpetrator. He fled the scene but was arrested about an hour after in a forrest near the nearby village of Matiašovce. Samuel S. transferred to the school from Gymnasium in Kežmarok and was known as an excellent student, who represented his previous school in competitions in computer science, mathematics German language as well as various sports competitions. Nonetheless, he had repeatedly threatened his classmates with violence before the attack.
Afterneath
The interior minister Matúš Šutaj Eštok and education minister Tomáš Drucker immediately traveled to Spiššská Nová Ves to offer condolences and support to the local authorities. The opposition leader Michal Šimečka, the health minister Kamil Šaško, the governor of the Prešov Region and other politicians quickly condemned the stabbing. Likewise, the president of Slovakia Peter Pellegrini condemned the attack and expressed his condolences to the families of the victims.
References
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- Folentová, Veronika; Osvaldová, Lucia; Zacher, Filip (16 January 2025). "Po útoku na gymnáziu v Spišskej Starej Vsi sú dvaja mŕtvi – žiačka a zástupkyňa riaditeľa. Útočníka chytili". Denník N (in Slovak). Retrieved 16 January 2025.
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- "Takéto hrozné násilie nemá v našej spoločnosti čo hľadať, povedal Michal Šimečka k útoku na gymnáziu v Spišskej Starej Vsi". Denník N (in Slovak). 16 January 2025. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
- "Žiaden problém na svete sa nevyrieši nožom ani inou zbraňou, reagoval prezident Peter Pellegrini na útok". Denník N (in Slovak). 16 January 2025. Retrieved 16 January 2025.