Shooter Kills 12 People in Montenegro
Crime scene in Cetinje, Montenegro, Jan. 1, 2024. X/ @GlobalWatchCGTN
January 2, 2025 Hour: 1:02 pm
A 45-year-old man with a history of violence killed people in 6 different places on the same day.
On Wednesday, Prosecutor Andrijana Nastić reported that a 45-year-old gunman, Aco Martinović, injured four people and killed twelve others, including two children, in the city of Cetinje, approximately 30 kilometers from Podgorica, Montenegro’s capital.
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Martinović took his own life by shooting himself in the head when he was surrounded by police. Officers managed to transport him to the hospital alive, but he later died from his injuries.
The investigation into the shooting revealed that the killings occurred in five different locations within the city and began in a tavern. The Interior Ministry indicated that among the victims were Martinović’s family members as well as relatives of the tavern owner, who also died.
“Each location was inspected, and evidence was collected for further analysis. The shooter’s suicide marks the sixth location,” said Nastić.
At the first crime scene, the tavern where the altercation occurred, four men were killed. At the second location, the shooter killed four more people, and at the third location, two children were killed. At the final two locations, two additional people lost their lives. Martinović was known for erratic behavior and had previously been reported for illegal possession of weapons.
This is the second mass shooting in the last two and a half years in Cetinje. In both incidents, the perpetrators targeted neighbors and relatives, had a history of complaints or convictions for violent behavior, and possessed firearms.
In August 2022, another resident of the city killed ten people, including two children, and was shot dead by police after the attack. Despite strict firearm ownership laws, the Western Balkans are awash with illegal weapons, partly a legacy of the wars that followed the breakup of the former Yugoslavia.
teleSUR/ JF Source: EFE
