Mourning period declared in Montenegro after 11 killed in mass shooting

Three day-mourning declared in Montenegro after 11 individuals died in mass capturing (Image: REUTERS / EPA / Getty

A 3-day mourning interval has been declared in Montenegro after 11 individuals, together with two younger kids, have been killed in a capturing rampage.

The incident befell within the metropolis of Cetinje, round 22 miles west of the capital Podgorica, with the gunman believed to be concerned in a household dispute, in response to public broadcaster RTCG.

Though particulars of the incident are nonetheless rising, Montenegrin police chief Zoran Brdjanin stated that round 3.30 p.m on Friday a 34-year outdated man with a searching rifle shot lifeless two siblings, aged eight and 11, and injured their mom who died later within the afternoon in a medical facility.

‘The household was staying on the home of the shooter as tenants,’ Brdjanin added. He stated the motive for the capturing was not but recognized, and he didn't give the identify of the shooter however stated his initials have been VB.

Following the preliminary murders, he emerged from the home and proceeded to open hearth in the midst of the road, killing a further seven individuals and injuring six extra.

Throughout a shootout with the police he managed to injure an officer trying to apprehend him, earlier than finally being shot himself by an unnamed bystander.

‘After we arrived on the scene we noticed 9 lifeless our bodies, together with two kids, and one other two handed away on their strategy to the hospital,’ Andrijana Nastic, a state prosecutor, informed Vijesti TV.

State prosecutor Andrijana Nastic talks to the forensic crew on the home the place a gunman began a mass capturing in Cetinje, Montenegro August 12, 2022 (Image: REUTERS)

Kin of victims wait in entrance of a metropolis hospital after a mass capturing through which 12 individuals, together with the gunman, have been killed, in response to native media experiences, in Cetinje, Montenegro (Image: REUTERS)

Montenegrin Prime Minister Dritan Abazovic introduced a three-day mourning interval following the assault (Credit: REUTERS)

‘I can solely say that the shooter was killed by a citizen (civilian),’ Nastic stated. Earlier, the media reported that police had killed the shooter.

‘I used to be deeply disturbed with experiences a few horrible tragedy in Cetinje,’ President Milo Djukanovic tweeted.

‘I specific my deepest condolences to these households affected and all those that misplaced their family members.’

In the meantime, Montenegro’s Prime Minister Dritan Abazovic known as on the nation to supply help to the households of the victims, saying the incident was unprecedented in Montenegro’s latest historical past.

‘I invite all of the residents of Montenegro to be with the households of the harmless victims,’ he wrote in a put up on Telegram, earlier than declaring an official three-day mourning interval a number of hours later.

Residents have been left in shock following the capturing, which regardless of ongoing points with corruption and organised crime stays a rarity within the Adriatic nation.

‘I can’t consider that this occurred in Cetinje and Montenegro. I have no idea what to say, I'm speechless. I have no idea the place this will lead us,’ stated Cetinje resident Milorad Mitrovic to public broadcaster RTCG.

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