The newspaper writes that a 14-year-old student opened fire on a secondary school in central Belgrade on Wednesday morning, May 3rd. “Evening News”.
According to him he was killed at least nine people, including a guard and eight students. Moreover, reported about injured children in critical condition. One of them was successfully operated on, the doctors managed to stabilize his condition.
According to local media, the total number of victims is 15 people. Some publications give a different figure – seven people were hospitalized. All planned operations in the clinic where the injured were removed were cancelled.
It was stated that the incident occurred at the Vladislav Rybnikar school located in the Vracar district at around 08:00 (09:00 Moscow time). The attacker was taken into custody by the police who arrived at the scene.
According to preliminary data, the teenager who opened fire may be under the influence of drugs. According to the press service of the Serbian Ministry of Internal Affairs, he brought his father’s pistol with him to the educational institution.
“The police dispatched all available patrols, immediately arrived on the scene and detained a seventh grader who was suspected of firing several shots at this school’s students and security with his father’s pistol,” the department said. They added that the work of the police at the scene of the tragedy continues to create all the conditions for the incident.
In particular, the children of singer Anya Stanich and TV presenter Zorana Kesic study at this school, Portal said. messenger.rs.
“I’m still in shock, I can’t believe what happened. We’re all upset,” Stanich told reporters.
What do we know about the shooter?
The media also gives the name of the shooter – Kosta K. It is alleged that this is the son of a local radiologist Vladimir Ketsmanovich.
According to one version, it accepted a low grade (one point) on the date he opened fire during class.
According to uncertain information, the teacher died from his injuries and the death toll rose to 10.
It is known that on the eve of the seventh grader was at the birthday party of a school friend. According to those present at the celebration, the young man behaved quite normally – they did not notice “nothing to arouse suspicion” in his behavior.
As the police later learned, the young man who started shooting came to school with two pistols and a Molotov cocktail.
A search of one of the building’s classrooms found a schoolboy’s backpack containing three Molotov cocktails. It is also stated that he fired from two pistols. The investigation continues.