A shooting at a school in central Belgrade occurred early Wednesday morning May 3. A 14-year-old student opened fire in class, killing nine people and injuring six.
Traffic was blocked by police and emergency vehicles, in this district of the hyper center of Belgrade and in the street of the school where the shooting took place, reports our correspondent in Belgrade, Laurent Rouy. In the morning, a 14-year-old student, while in class, started shooting at his teacher and the students, then at a school guard.
The toll is very heavy: eight students and a school guard died, while at least six injured, two of them in serious condition, were rushed to hospital. At the end of the morning, the president of the municipality of Vracar, Milan Nedeljkovic, had declared to the press that the guard of the establishment was killed and that several pupils and a history teacher were injured.
” He wanted to prevent this tragedy and he died (…) The tragedy would probably have been worse if this man had not stood in front of the boy who was shooting “, added Mr. Nedeljkovic, in front of the school, according to the images broadcast by national television (RTS).
The weapon used would be that of the shooter’s father
The student who fired the shots was arrested without resistance by the police shortly after the tragedy. For the moment, nothing is known of his motivations. This seemingly trouble-free teenager was described as a “good student” by the other children in his class. The weapon used, a pistol, would belong to the shooter’s father. In Serbia, the law allows the possession of firearms under certain conditions. Yet shootings are extremely rare in the country.