At least 4 people are killed in a shooting in Montenegro and 4 others are wounded

At least 4 people are killed in a shooting in Montenegro and 4 others are wounded

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At least 4 people are killed in a shooting in Montenegro and 4 others are wounded
Author: Via AP news wire
Published: Jan, 01 2025 20:11

An armed man killed at least four people and wounded four others on Wednesday in the western Montenegrin city of Cetinje, police and local media said. The shooter was on the run. Police dispatched special troops to search for the attacker in Cetinje, some 30 kilometers (18 miles) northwest of the capital, Podgorica. A statement said the man opened fire in a bar and fled the scene armed. Police identified him only by his initials A.M. and said he was 45 years old.

Police said there were at least four fatalities 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. He also did not specify how many were killed.

“This is a terrible tragedy that has affected us all,” said Spajic. “All police teams are out.”. Small Montenegro, which has some 620,000 people, is known for gun culture and many people traditionally have weapons. Wednesday's shooting was the second shooting 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 passer by in Cetinje.

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