Hungarian Mayor Orbán shot in the head at kindergarten building as children were being rescued through windows – video

A man has broken into the mayor’s office—housed in the same building as a local kindergarten—and shot Sándor Orbán, the mayor of the small Hungarian town of Pápa, multiple times with a gas pistol.

Mayor Orbán shot in the head and chest

According to the local outlet Infópápa, the attacker fired three shots, two of which struck the mayor. The gravely injured official was airlifted to hospital in Győr by ambulance helicopter. One round reportedly hit him in the head, though his injuries are not thought to be life-threatening; he was even able to leave his office unaided.

Eyewitnesses told reporters that police swiftly arrested the gunman after he was restrained by a member of the mayor’s staff.

Locals described the suspect as an elderly newcomer to the town, in his seventies, who had arrived a few years ago. Residents told Infópápa that he suffered from mental health issues, regaling them with outlandish tales that pointed to a deep-seated persecution complex.

The man had reportedly pleaded with the mayor for financial help, which was refused—prompting him to produce the weapon.