Police arrested Ukrainian Oleg Zakharov, a former Soviet army officer, early Sunday morning more than four hours after the shooting incident, Commander Antonin Fedorek told a news conference. About 100 police helped by a helicopter and dogs were involved in the manhunt.
Zakharov, who was born in 1959, was charged with attempted murder, hostage-taking and other offenses, but police said they did not have a motive for the alleged crimes.
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