Belgrade college shooter had ‘kill record’ earlier than murdering 9: Serbian police

Serbian authorities have found that the 13-year-old boy who killed 9 folks at a Belgrade college on Wednesday had a “kill record.”

The boy shot a safety guard earlier than firing at three ladies within the hallway of Vladislav Ribnikar Elementary School. He then fired at his trainer and classmates throughout a historical past lesson.

Six pupils and the trainer are recovering in hospitals, some affected by life-threatening accidents. The boy had used two of his father’s handguns through the assault.

“He was ready for today. He was on the taking pictures vary together with his father thrice,” Belgrade police chief Veselin Milic stated at a press convention.

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A guardian escorts her baby following a taking pictures at a faculty within the capital Belgrade on May 3, 2023. – Serbian police arrested a pupil following a taking pictures at an elementary college within the capital Belgrade on May 3, 2023, the inside ministry stated. The taking pictures occurred at 8:40 am native time (06:40 GMT) at an elementary college in Belgrade’s downtown Vracar district. (Oliver Bunic/AFP by way of Getty Images)

“He even had … names of kids he needed to kill and their courses,” the police chief added. Milic additionally reported that the suspect possessed two Molotov cocktails and had deliberate the bloodbath fastidiously.

The college shooter then turned himself into police. At 13 years previous, he’s under the age of felony duty in Serbia and shall be positioned in a psychiatric establishment.

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A lady reacts as she walks previous law enforcement officials blocking a road close to the ‘Vladislav Ribnikar’ elementary college on May 3, 2023 in Belgrade, Serbia. At least eight college students and a safety guard had been killed in a taking pictures this morning on the college. A teenage boy was later arrested in reference to the assault. (Photo by Srdjan Stevanovic/Getty Images)

The boy’s mom and father has been arrested, in response to Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic. Interior Minister Bratislav Gasic stated that the suspect’s father possessed the weapons legally.

Gun possession in Serbia has been widespread for the reason that Balkan wars of the Nineteen Nineties.

The taking pictures has devastated the nation, marking the primary time a mass college taking pictures has occurred on Serbian soil.

Serbian police arrested a pupil following a taking pictures at an elementary college within the capital Belgrade on May 3, 2023, the inside ministry stated. (Photo by Andrej Isakovic/AFP by way of Getty Images)

“I can’t cease interested by it. I’ve youngsters and I hope that we are going to by no means see such photos sooner or later,” lawyer Aleksandar Arandjelovic stated at a memorial.

Reuters contributed to this report.