Serbia: 9 killed in school shooting as student opens fire
Serbia, May 3: In a school shooting incident at Serbia, at least 9 killed and several other injured after a schoolboy allegedly opened fire in his elementary school.
Police arrested a 14-year-old student at the Vladislav Ribnikar school in central Belgrade in connection with Wednesday morning's attack.
As per the officials, the 14-year-old used his father’s gun to open fire.
As soon as the noises of fire was heard, police rushed to the scene and found 14-year-old teen who is said to be in the seventh grade of Serbian school standing in the field with a weapon.
He had reportedly opened fire during history class, hitting a number of his peers, security staff and a teacher, sources stated.
While addressing to media, the eyewitness said, "I saw kids running out from the school, screaming. Parents came, they were in a panic. Later I heard three shots."
Notably, mass shootings are comparatively rare in Serbia as Serbia has very strict gun laws, but gun ownership in the country is among the highest in Europe.
Further investigation is underway.
- With inputs from agencies
