In the shooting that took place on January 1 in Cetinje, 12 people were killed and four were wounded. The attacker died on the way to the hospital after attempting suicide
Prosecutor Andrijana Nastić confirmed that 12 people were killed in the mass murder in Cetinje, and that the suspect Aco Martinović (46) committed suicide.
The investigation was carried out at six locations, five of which were where the murders were committed and at the place where the suspect shot himself, writes Vijesti.
He killed four people at two locations, two children at the third, and one person at the remaining two.
Four people were injured and hospitalized in the Clinical Center.
The suspect for the crime, Aco Martinović, attempted suicide and died on the way to the hospital, confirmed the Minister of the Interior of Montenegro, Danilo Saranović.
Acting director of the Police Administration Lazar Šćepanović also said that Martinović was previously located in the Humci settlement.
Naveo said that the motive for the murder was unknown, and that the victims were his friends and godfathers.
The injured are stable, Šćepanović said.
The Minister of Police of Montenegro, Danilo Šaranović, stated that the suspect also killed certain members of his family.
"It is a situational event that is a consequence of the disturbed interpersonal relations of a number of fellow citizens," Saranović said at the press conference.
MUP: Two minors were also killed
The Minister of Internal Affairs of Montenegro, Danilo Šaranović, announced that two minors aged 10 and 13 were among those killed.
Acting director of the Police Administration of Montenegro, Lazar Šćepanović, said that Martinović was searched in 2022, when an air rifle and explosives were found in his possession.
"He was sentenced in the first instance to three months in prison for that crime, but the verdict is not final," Šćepanović said.
KC of Montenegro: Three patients life-threatening, the fourth suffered multiple injuries
Three of the injured are stable, but their lives are still in danger, KCCG director Aleksandar Radović confirmed in a statement to the media.
He added that the fourth patient suffered multiple injuries and his operation will last until late at night.
Spajić: Terrible tragedy, three days of mourning from tomorrow
The Prime Minister of Montenegro, Milojko Spajić, arrived at the Clinical Center of Montenegro, where the wounded in the shooting in Cetinje were hospitalized.
As he told TVCG, four people were seriously wounded, and operations are ongoing.
"A terrible tragedy that affected us all. All police teams are currently on the ground. We are looking for the perpetrator, we are on the right track. "Doctors of the Clinical Center of Montenegro are fighting for four lives, all of them are currently undergoing surgery," Spajić said.
The Government of Montenegro has declared January 2, 3 and 4 as days of mourning.
Serbia's condolences
Serbian Prime Minister Miloš Vučević sent his condolences to Montenegrin Prime Minister Milojko Spajić on the occasion of the tragic event in Cetinje.
"We pray to God that the injured, the wounded, recover, survive, and that the murdered will be granted a paradise settlement. I wish Montenegro and its people to go through these difficult and sad days in the spirit of unity", stated Vučević in his condolence telegram.
Božović: Illegal weapons were confiscated from Martinović two years ago
The Minister of Justice of Montenegro, Bojan Božović, announced that on November 29, 2022, illegal weapons were confiscated from Martinović.
Božović also stated in the statement that Martinović was sentenced on November 8, 2024 to a three-month prison sentence for the criminal offense of illegal possession of weapons and explosive materials, Vijesti writes.
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