VELIKA IVANČA — 2013 · Major Tragedy
Velika Ivanča Massacre
In the early hours of 9 April 2013, in the village of Velika Ivanča in the Mladenovac municipality, about 50 km southeast of Belgrade, a 60-year-old man went from house to house, opening fire in five homes within half an hour. Thirteen people were killed, including his own mother, his son and a two-year-old child; most victims were his relatives or neighbours. He then shot himself and his wife; she survived with injuries, while he died in hospital two days later. He had no criminal record or known psychiatric history; he had fought in the wars of the 1990s and lost his job a year earlier, but the motive was never established. Serbia declared national mourning.
- Date
- 2013
- Place
- Belgrade, Serbia, Velika Ivanča, RS
- Category
- Major Tragedy
- Case Status
- Closed
- Coordinates
- 44.3900, 20.6300 ↗
Timeline of Events
- 9 April 2013, 05:00The gunman began shooting at five houses in the village.
- 9 April 2013, 05:30Twelve people had been killed; one more died later in hospital.
- 9 April 2013The gunman shot himself and his wife.
- 11 April 2013The gunman died in hospital; Serbia declared national mourning.
Sources
- CNN — Shooting spree in Serbia kills 13 edition.cnn.com ↗
- Al Jazeera — Serbia mourns 13 killed in shooting rampage aljazeera.com ↗
- Balkan Insight — Murderous Village Rampage Leaves Serbia Stunned balkaninsight.com ↗
- CNN
- Al Jazeera
- Balkan Insight
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