At least eight people were killed in a shot in a school in Serbia on Wednesday. According to the Serbian Ministry of the Interior, the police arrested a student at the school in the capital Belgrade after the deadly shots were fired on Wednesday morning. According to media reports, there were also several injuries.
The news portal “nova.rs” reported, citing unspecified sources, that the alleged perpetrator, a 14-year-old seventh grader, had broken into a classroom and shot at the students. RTS reported that at least three school children were taken to the hospital. The seventh-grade student is suspected of firing his father’s pistol. This information was not officially confirmed at first.
The police immediately sent all available police patrols to the school in the Vracar district in central Belgrade, the ministry said. There were initially conflicting reports on the number of injuries. Video footage showed worried parents waiting for their children near the school. The police cordoned off the school building.
More information will follow shortly.
