A gunman opened fire in a bar in the Montenegrin city of Cetinje, killing at least four people, according to authorities. The attack prompted a three-day mourning period declared by Prime Minister Milojko Spajic. This is the second mass shooting in Cetinje in recent years.
Police dispatched special troops to search for the attacker in the city of Cetinje, 18 miles northwest of the capital, Podgorica. The man opened fire in a bar and then fled the scene. Police identified him only by his initials AM and said he was 45 years old. Police said there were at least four deaths while the state RTCG television and other Montenegrin media reported that seven people were killed and that the shooting followed a bar brawl.
Montenegro’s Prime Minister Milojko Spajic went to the hospital where the wounded were being treated and announced three days of mourning. Montenegro, which has a population of about 620,000 people, is known for its gun culture and many people traditionally have weapons. Wednesday’s shooting was the second such rampage over the past three years in Cetinje, Montenegro’s historic capital. An attacker killed 10 people, including two children, in August 2022 before he was shot and killed by a passerby in Cetinje. The RTCG report identified the man as Aco Martinovic, saying he was known for erratic behavior and had been detained in the past for illegal possession of weapons. The TV published the reported suspect’s photo on its website. The report said he went home to get his gun and came back to the bar where he opened fire and killed and wounded several people. He then went to another site where he killed the bar owner’s children and a woman, the report adde
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