Teen boy reportedly kills 9 in Serbia school shooting.

14-Year-Old Student Kills 8 Children and a School Guard in Serbia Shooting

A tragic incident occurred on Wednesday morning at the Vladislav Ribnikar school in Belgrade, Serbia, when a 14-year-old student allegedly opened fire, killing eight children and a school guard. Six other children and a teacher were injured in the attack before the suspected shooter was arrested in the schoolyard.

Details of the Attack

• The suspected assailant allegedly used his father’s gun in the central Vracar neighborhood.
• “[The suspect] first shot the teacher and then he started shooting randomly,” said Milan Milosevic, a parent of a student in the class where the shooter fired.
• “I saw the security guard lying under the table. I saw two girls with blood on their shirts. They say he [the shooter] was quiet and a good pupil. He recently joined their class.”
• “I was able to hear the shooting. It was nonstop,” said one student who was in a sports class downstairs when the shooter started firing.

The shooter was described as having good grades but was not very open with others. The motive for the attack is still unknown.

Response to the Tragedy

The police immediately responded to the incident and arrested the suspected shooter. Serbia’s interior ministry released a statement saying, “The police sent all available patrols immediately to the spot and arrested a suspected minor — a seventh-grade student who is suspected of firing several shots from his father’s gun in the direction of students and school security.”

The incident has left the community in shock and mourning. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the families and loved ones of the victims.