A ‘war veteran’ has been arrested for murdering his mother and opening fire on elderly residents and staff at a nursing home in Croatia.
The gunman killed at least five people in the Balkan country, state media reported.
HOW IT HAPPENED
State broadcaster HRT said an unidentified gunman entered a nursing home in Daruvar – some 130 kilometres east of Zagreb and opened fire.
Several others were left wounded during the shooting and are now receiving medical assistance, HRT said.
The alleged suspect, born in 1973 according to local reports, then fled the scene before being later captured and arrested by police near a Daruvar cafe.
Croatian newspaper Jutarnji described the alleged shooter as a ‘war veteran’ who killed his mother along with other residents and staff.
ABOUT THE GUNMAN
The N1 regional television reported that the gunman was a former fighter from the 1991 to 1995 war in Croatia.
The N1 regional television reported that the gunman was a former fighter from the 1991 to 1995 war in Croatia.Â
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POLICE STATEMENT
The police issued a statement following the shooting: ‘Today, July 22, at 10:10am, the Bjelovar-Bilogor police department received a report that a male person using a firearm killed and wounded several people in a home for the elderly and infirm.
‘The person who is linked to the crime is under the supervision of the police.
‘An investigation will follow at the scene of the incident, led by the deputy of the county state attorney’s office in Bjelovar.
It also assured that the suspect is now ‘under supervision’.Â
Shocked witnesses spoke to local media of the horrors they saw.
