Twelve people, including two children, were killed by a gunman who started a shooting in a restaurant in southern Montenegro, a Montenegrin prosecutor said Thursday.
“Twelve people were killed, including two children,” prosecutor Andrijana Nastic told the media, with previous reports indicating at least ten deaths. The perpetrator of the shooting committed suicide by shooting himself in the head while he was surrounded by police.
The shooting began around 1630 GMT on Wednesday in the village of Bajice, near the town of Cetinje, according to police. The victims were killed in five different locations, the first four inside the restaurant, the prosecutor said.
National mourning
“Every location was inspected and evidence was collected,” she said. “The work of prosecutors and police is ongoing to determine the circumstances in which this took place,” she added.
Four people were also seriously injured and taken to hospital in the capital, Podgorica. The lives of three of them were still in danger, said Health Minister Vojislav Simun.
The police ruled out the hypothesis of a “clash between organized criminal groups” and clarified that the weapons used were illegal.
The government declared a three-day national mourning starting Thursday.
