Monday, July 22, 2024 -A 'war veteran' has been arrested for killing his mother and opening fire on elderly residents and staff at a nursing home in Croatia.
The gunman k!lled at least five people in
the Balkan country, state media reported.
State broadcaster HRT said an
unidentified gunman entered a nursing home in Daruvar - some 130 kilometres
east of Zagreb and opened fire.
Several others were left wounded during the
shooting and are now receiving medical assistance, HRT said
The alleged suspect, born in 1973 according
to local reports, then fled the scene before being later captured and arrested
by police near a Daruvar cafe.
Croatian newspaper Jutarnji described the
alleged shooter as a 'war veteran' who k!lled his mother along with other
residents and staff.
The N1 regional television reported
that the gunman was a former fighter from the 1991 to 1995 war in Croatia.
The police issued a statement following the
shooting: 'Today, July 22, at 10:10am, the Bjelovar-Bilogor police
department received a report that a male person using a firearm killed and
wounded several people in a home for the elderly and infirm.
'The person who is linked to the crime is
under the supervision of the police.
'An investigation will follow at the
scene of the incident, led by the deputy of the county state attorney's office
in Bjelovar.
It also assured that the suspect is now
'under police supervision'.
Shocked witnesses spoke to local media of
the horrors they saw.
One told 24Sata: 'Look, I don't know
what exactly happened. It's at a crossroads with me, it's mostly women in the
home.
'I was there at that moment, I was
walking down the street, I was 80 meters away and I heard the shots.
'At first, I thought that it was some kind
of construction work - the neighbor told us, adding that these
"shots" were heard at intervals of one to two minutes. The street is
now full of police vehicles and ambulances.
Another witness chillingly revealed the
killer had gone to a nearby cafe before saying: 'Now I killed them all.
Daruvar is a spa town and municipality in
Slavonia, with a population of 8,500 people and authorities are now
investigating the motive behind the attack.
The city announced the tragedy this
morning in a statement to its official Facebook page.
It read: 'We are shocked and in disbelief
regarding this tragic event in the nursing home in Daruvar.
'We express our sincere condolences to the
families of the deceased. We are shocked by this unfortunate event.
'The attacker was caught. The investigation
is ongoing'.
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