Montenegro gunman kills 10 before being shot and killed

The first to be killed are two children and their mother, tenants of the shooter. Witnesses said the gunman then began shooting randomly at bystanders, killing seven people and injuring six.

BELGRADE, Serbia - Gunman in Montenegro killed 10 people, including a mother and her two children, ages 8 and 11, before a civilian shot her, in the town of Cetinje on Friday.

"When we arrived at the scene, we saw nine corpses, including two children, and two others died on their way to the hospital," said Andrijana Nastic, the prosecutor in charge of the investigation. about the shooting, to TV Vijesti.

Ms. Nastic said six people were injured in the attack, including a policeman.

The shooter first targeted the mother and her two children, who were tenants staying at his property, according to Zoran Brdanin, the director of Mount Police Administration. negro.

The shooter then called the father and husband of the victims to tell him what he had done, according to Vijesti TV, citing witnesses.

The shooter, identified as Vuk Borilovic, 34, then proceeded to fire what police called a shotgun at random passers-by on the streets near his residence, before being shot.

"The shooter was killed by a citizen," said Ms. Nastic, the prosecutor. Local media had earlier reported that police killed the gunman in Cetinje, about 22 miles west of Podgorica, the capital of the small Balkan nation.

Mr. Brdanin, the police chief, said it was still unclear what had "caused" the shooter's attack.

Three of the injured were reported life-threatening injuries.< /p>

"These are very serious injuries and at this time we cannot state a definitive prognosis," said Dr Perica Maras, duty surgeon at the Clinical Center of Montenegro in the capital. TV Vijesti.

Prime Minister Dritan Abazovic of Montenegro wrote on his Telegram channel that there had been "unprecedented tragedy" in Cetinje and said that a three-day mourning period would be declared in Montenegro from Friday evening.