![]() It’s not clear how many rounds were fired, but police said the shooter reloaded the handgun.Īuthorities declared three days of nationwide mourning starting Friday. The father was also arrested but has yet to be charged. Interior Minister Bratislav Gasic said the weapons were licensed and kept in a safe but that the teen apparently knew the code. He carried two guns belonging to his father - at least one a handgun - and four Molotov cocktails, officials said. Social services will determine what happens to him. He can’t face criminal charges because he is under 14, the Belgrade prosecutor’s office said. Police identified the shooter as 13-year-old Kosta Kecmanovic, a student at the Vladislav Ribnikar school. In the last mass shooting, a Balkan war veteran in 2013 killed 13 people, including family members and neighbors, in a central Serbian village. ![]() Commentators on television and officials repeatedly said it was the kind of thing they expected to read about elsewhere, particularly in the United States. The rarity of such attacks added to the shock many felt. It was unclear if he shot any of the students whom he named on his list. Milic said the shooter planned the attack for a month, sketching classrooms and writing out a list of children he planned to “liquidate.” Authorities said they did not know a motive for the shooting. A teenage boy opened fire early Wednesday in a school in central Belgrade, causing injuries. (AP Photo)Ĭhildren wait in front of the Vladislav Ribnikar school after shooting in Belgrade, Serbia, Wednesday, May 3, 2023. He killed eight fellow students and a school guard before being arrested. Police say a 13-year-old who opened fire at his school drew sketches of classrooms and made a list of people he intended to target. People lay flowers for the victims near the Vladislav Ribnikar school in Belgrade, Serbia, Wednesday, May 3, 2023. Serbian police say a teenage boy opened fire at a school in central Belgrade, killing several children and hospitalizing several more. Women look a the screen of a mobile phone in Belgrade, Serbia, Wednesday, May 3, 2023. He killed eight fellow students and a guard before calling the police and being arrested. A 13-year-old who opened fire Wednesday at his school in Serbia’s capital drew sketches of classrooms and made a list of people he intended to target in a meticulously planned attack, police said. (AP Photo)Ī woman hugs a girl near the Vladislav Ribnikar school in Belgrade, Serbia, Wednesday, May 3, 2023. ![]() A man cries at the entrance of a hospital in Belgrade, Serbia, Wednesday, May 3, 2023.
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