The government in Montenegro declared a three-day state mourning from Thursday.
The attacker from the Montenegrin city of Cetinje, who killed at least ten people on Wednesday, shot himself, local police said on Thursday. TASR informs about it according to the report of the AFP agency.
The police announced earlier that the attacker is 45-year-old Aco Martinovič. Police chief Lazar Ščepanovič said that the police tracked down the perpetrator, surrounded him, and when they ordered him to “put down his weapon, he shot himself in the head”.
“When he saw that he was in a hopeless situation, he tried to commit suicide. He did not succumb to his injuries on the spot, but while being transported to the hospital,” said Montenegrin Interior Minister Danilo Saranovič, writes Reuters.
The BBC reported that the shooting at the bar took place after an argument between patrons. The shooting in the bar claimed four lives, writes Reuters. The shooter then moved to three other locations where he killed at least six more people. Four people suffered life-threatening injuries. Among the victims are two children aged 10 and 13.
According to the police chief, the suspect had been drinking alcohol before the attack. After an argument in a bar, he went home, took a gun and subsequently killed four people in one place, from where he then fled.
The police claim that the shooter possessed illegal weapons, writes Reuters. Montenegrin Prime Minister Milojko Spajič announced in connection with Wednesday’s attack that he would tighten the criteria for the possession of firearms.
The government in Montenegro declared a three-day state mourning from Thursday.
