A gunman who fatally shot not less than 12 folks, together with two kids, in Montenegro has killed himself whereas surrounded by police, officers mentioned Thursday.
At least 4 others have been wounded within the taking pictures rampage within the western city of Cetinje on Wednesday that adopted a bar brawl, officers mentioned.
The shooter, recognized as 45-year-old Aco Martinović, killed the proprietor of the bar, the bar proprietor’s kids and his circle of relatives members, Interior Minister Danilo Šaranović mentioned.
The attacker, who was fled after the rampage, was later situated and surrounded by police. He died after taking pictures himself within the head, Šaranović mentioned.
Police had dispatched a particular unit to seek for the attacker within the city, which is situated about 30 kilometers (18 miles) northwest of the capital, Podgorica. All the roads out and in of town have been blocked as police swarmed the streets.
Šaranović mentioned that Martinović had died whereas being taken to a hospital within the capital and succumbed from the “severity of his accidents.”
The authorities has declared three days of nationwide mourning beginning on Thursday, with Prime Minister Milojko Spajić describing the taking pictures as a “horrible tragedy.”
“The degree of rage and brutality reveals that generally such folks … are much more harmful than members of organized prison gangs,” Šaranović mentioned.
Martinović was on the bar all through the day with different company when the brawl erupted, Police Commissioner Lazar Šćepanović mentioned. He mentioned that Martinović then went residence, introduced again a weapon and opened fireplace at round 5:30 p.m.
“He killed 4 folks” on the bar earlier than heading out, after which continued taking pictures at three extra areas, Šćepanović mentioned.
He mentioned that the suspect acquired a suspended sentence in 2005 for violent habits and had appealed his newest conviction for unlawful weapons possession. Montenegrin media have reported that he was recognized for erratic and violent habits.
The small nation of Montenegro, which has a inhabitants of round 620,000 folks, is thought for its gun tradition and many individuals historically have weapons.
Wednesday’s taking pictures was the second taking pictures rampage over the previous three years in Cetinje, Montenegro’s historic capital. An attacker killed 10 folks, together with two kids, in August 2022 earlier than he was shot and killed by a passerby in Cetinje.
President Jakov Milatović mentioned that he was “shocked and surprised” by the tragedy.
“Instead of vacation pleasure … we have now been gripped by disappointment over the lack of harmless lives,” Milatovic mentioned in a put up on X.