At least 10 killed, including two children, in Montenegro shooting spree

At least 10 people, including two children, were killed on January 1, 2025, by a gunman who launched a shooting spree in a restaurant near the southern Montenegro city of Cetinje that spanned several locations, authorities said.

At least 10 people, including two children, were killed on Wednesday (January 1, 2025) by a gunman who launched a shooting spree in a restaurant near the southern Montenegro city of Cetinje that spanned several locations, authorities said.

Police launched an hours-long manhunt for the suspect, who “shot himself in the head” when he was surrounded, police chief Lazar Scepanovic told reporters.

“An attempt was made to transport him to a clinical centre but he succumbed to his injuries in the meantime,” Mr. Scepanovic said.

In his killing spree, which started around 5.30 p.m. local time (16.30 GMT) in Bajice village near Cetinje, the 45-year-old gunned down at least 10 people, two of whom were aged 10 and 13, according to the police.

Interior Minister Danilo Saranovic said he had also “killed members of his own family”.

“A terrible tragedy has struck all of us in Cetinje, in the village of Bajice,” Prime Minister Milojko Spajic told state broadcaster RTCG.

Four people were also seriously wounded and transported to a hospital in the capital Podgorica, though police chief Mr. Scepanovic later said their lives were “no longer in danger”.