One other Armed Citizen Stops a Crazed Mass Shooter, This Time in Montenegro

By Pedrag Milic, AP

Montenegro declared three days of nationwide mourning Saturday, a day after 10 individuals, together with two youngsters, have been killed in a daylight assault by a 34-year-old gunman who police mentioned had lately exhibited a “change in habits.”

The attacker used a searching rifle to first shoot to loss of life two youngsters, 8 and 11, and their mom, who lived as tenants in his home within the western metropolis of Cetinje’s Medovina neighborhood. He then walked to the road and randomly shot 13 extra individuals, seven of them fatally. The gunman was shot useless later after a gunbattle with police.

Police investigating the rampage issued a press release Saturday saying it was nonetheless unclear what motivated the gunman — recognized solely by his initials, V.B. However they mentioned individuals near the attacker mentioned he had lately began exhibiting a “change in habits however nothing that indicated he may commit such against the law.” The attacker had an appointment to see a psychological well being care specialist however went on the rampage previous to it.

The police assertion additionally mentioned the regulation enforcement officers despatched to the scene got here below fireplace from the attacker and responded by firing at him at the least 20 occasions and severely injuring him.

“It’s nonetheless being investigated if he died as the results of the intense damage (by police) or as the results of being shot at by an area citizen,” the assertion mentioned.

The prosecutor coordinating the investigation, Andrijana Nastic, advised journalists Friday that the gunman was killed by a passerby and {that a} police officer was among the many wounded. She mentioned 9 of these killed died on the scene and two died at a hospital.

4 of the wounded have been transferred to the Scientific Middle in Podgorica for surgical procedure and have been nonetheless in intensive care Saturday, based on its chief neurosurgeon, Dr. Ivan Terzic. Two others suffered much less extreme accidents and have been recovering at a hospital in Cetinje.