A gunman who fatally shot a minimum of 12 other folks, together with two kids, in Montenegro has killed himself whilst surrounded by means of police, officers mentioned Thursday.No less than 4 others have been wounded within the capturing rampage within the western the town of Cetinje on Wednesday that adopted a bar brawl, officers mentioned.The shooter, known as 45-year-old Aco Martinović, killed the landlord of the bar, the bar proprietor’s kids and his personal members of the family, Inside Minister Danilo Šaranović mentioned.The attacker, who used to be fled after the rampage, used to be later situated and surrounded by means of police. He died after capturing himself within the head, Šaranović mentioned.Police had dispatched a unique unit to seek for the attacker within the the town, which is situated about 30 kilometers (18 miles) northwest of the capital, Podgorica. The entire roads out and in of town were blocked as police swarmed the streets.Šaranović mentioned that Martinović had died whilst being taken to a sanatorium within the capital and succumbed from the “severity of his accidents.”The federal government has declared 3 days of nationwide mourning beginning on Thursday, with High Minister Milojko Spajić describing the capturing as a “horrible tragedy.”“The extent of rage and brutality displays that occasionally such other folks … are much more bad than individuals of arranged felony gangs,” Šaranović mentioned.Martinović used to be on the bar right through the day with different visitors when the brawl erupted, Police Commissioner Lazar Šćepanović mentioned. He mentioned that Martinović then went house, introduced again a weapon and opened hearth at round 5:30 p.m.“He killed 4 other folks” on the bar earlier than heading out, after which persisted capturing at 3 extra places, Šćepanović mentioned.He mentioned that the suspect won a suspended sentence in 2005 for violent conduct and had appealed his newest conviction for unlawful guns ownership. Montenegrin media have reported that he used to be recognized for erratic and violent conduct.The small nation of Montenegro, which has a inhabitants of round 620,000 other folks, is understood for its gun tradition and many of us historically have guns.Wednesday’s capturing used to be the second one capturing rampage during the last 3 years in Cetinje, Montenegro’s historical capital. An attacker killed 10 other folks, together with two kids, in August 2022 earlier than he used to be shot and killed by means of a passerby in Cetinje.President Jakov Milatović mentioned that he used to be “stunned and surprised” by means of the tragedy.“As an alternative of vacation pleasure … we’ve got been gripped by means of unhappiness over the lack of blameless lives,” Milatovic mentioned in a submit on X.
