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National mourning after mass shooting in Montenegro National mourning after mass shooting in Montenegro
(about 7 hours later)
Police officers and civil protection units at the crime scene Emergency services were called to the Cetinje area after a man opened fire at several locations
A gunman has shot dead at least 10 people, including two children, in southern Montenegro on Wednesday, police say. A gunman has shot dead 12 people, including two children, in southern Montenegro, police say.
At least some of the deaths happened inside a restaurant in the Cetinje area following a verbal argument between guests, according to a police official quoted by public broadcaster RTCG. At least some of Wednesday's deaths happened inside a restaurant in the Cetinje area following a verbal argument between guests, according to the authorities.
It was later confirmed that the attacker had killed himself.It was later confirmed that the attacker had killed himself.
The government has declared three days of national mourning from Thursday with Prime Minister Milojko Spajic describing the shooting as a "terrible tragedy". The government has declared three days of national mourning from Thursday, with Prime Minister Milojko Spajic saying the shooting had "shrouded our country in black".
The gunman killed members of his own family, two of the restaurant owner's children and also the owner, according to Interior Minister Danilo Saranovic. Police said the attack began at 17:30 local time (16:30 GMT) when a man - named as Aleksandar Martinović, 45 - opened fire in the restaurant.
Mr Saranovic called the incident a "consequence of disturbed interpersonal relations", according to AFP news agency. He killed members of his own family, two of the restaurant owner's children - aged 10 and 13 - and also the owner, according to Montenegro's police commander.
Four people were in a life-threatening condition in hospital after being seriously wounded in the shooting, the agency reported the prime minister as saying. The gunman then went on to kill more people at other locations.
The attacker, named as Aleksandar Martinović, 45, fled the scene but later fatally injured himself after being surrounded by police who asked him to drop his weapon, a police official said. Interior Minister Danilo Saranovic called the incident a "consequence of disturbed interpersonal relations", according to AFP news agency.
According to police, the suspect had been drinking heavily before the attack began.
Four people were taken to hospital after being seriously wounded in the shooting.
Montenegro's authorities released an image of Aleksandar Martinović while he was on the run
The attacker fled but later fatally injured himself after being surrounded by police who asked him to drop his weapon, police said. He died on the way to hospital.
Writing on social media, the prime minister said: "This senseless act has caused immeasurable sadness and bitterness in each of us. There are no words of comfort."
Milojko Spajic said the country's security council would "urgently consider all options" to protect the public, "including a complete ban on the possession of weapons".
Mass shootings are comparatively rare in the small Balkan nation.Mass shootings are comparatively rare in the small Balkan nation.
In 2022, a man killed several people, including children, in Cetinje following a family dispute.