Pension-Fueled Gunman, 89, Shoots Five in Athens Before Fleeing to Patras With Ticket to Italy

An 89-year-old man with a 20-year grievance over his pension hasbeen arrested in Patras after shooting five people in two separate attacks at a social security office and a courthouse in central Athens, then fleeing the capital in a pre-booked taxi. The suspect, whose name was not released., was apprehended outside a hotel in the port city after a nationwide manhunt, following his identification from security footage by his own niece. Officers found him carrying a loaded .36 caliber revolver ...

By ANTHEE CARASSAVA