8 Students Killed in Serbia School Shooting

A 13-year-old who opened fire Wednesday at his school in Serbia's capital drew sketches of classrooms and made a list of children he intended to target in a meticulously planned attack, police said. He killed eight fellow students and a guard before calling the police and being arrested.

Mass shootings are extremely rare in the Balkan region, although Serbia is awash in guns left over from the wars of the 1990s. No mass shootings have been reported at Serbian schools in recent years.

The shooter killed a school guard and then three students in a hallway of the Vladislav Ribnikar school in central Belgrade, according to senior police official Veselin Milic. He then entered a history classroom close to the school entrance and opened fire again, Milic said. Seven girls and one boy were killed, he said.

The victims included a girl with French citizenship, French Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Anne-Claire Legendre said in a statement. She provided no other details.

Ljiljana Radicevic told The Associated Press that her granddaughter was also killed in the shooting. Ana was near the school entrance when the assailant shot the school guard, “and then he shot at my Ana,” Radicevic said. “As soon as she did not answer, I knew it was over.” Radicevic did not provide Ana’s full name or age.

Six children and a teacher were also hospitalized. Two children remained in serious condition after hourslong surgeries, doctors said later Wednesday.

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[onixx.xox]

Idc if he was bullied or not there is no excuse to murder.

[suprisedbeeiscute]

I'm sick of people making jokes about this tragedy. Also they publicly showed the list and terrified a few kids from the list who survived. Terrible!

[alketsadedinaj]

Truly sad. Prayers from Albania. Cant even imagine how the parents feel

[lazahd-melonplayground]

As an Serbian citizen, I'm glad I'm not in Belgrade's school.

[erikwassong]

If you compare this to USA statistics, this would be in the top 10 school shootings by the death toll and it would have the youngest shooter on the list.
I'm not sure could we compare K.K. to Elliot Rodgers and incel culture, because they are usually older, late teens, early twenties.
K.K. is only 13 years old. That's practically before puberty and all the hormonal changes.
I guess he won't be charged because he's not 14. years old. But he'll be detained for long period of time.

[dimasprasetiya]

that's what you get when you bullied people and ignored them

[k.privv.]

1.Dragan Vlahovic(Security Guard)
2.Bojana Asovic(6th Grader)
3.Ana Bozovic(6th Grader)
4.Sofija Negic(8th Grader)
5.Mara Andelijovic(8th Grader)
6.Katarina Martinovic(7th Grader)
7.Andrija Cikic(8th Grader)
8.Ema Kobolijski(8th Grader)
9.Adriana Dukic(8th Grader)
10., Died in hospital 12 days later, Angelina Acimovic(8th Grader)
May they rest in peace

[QuanNguyen-srse]

That time when the quiet kid had enough

[onukai]

"list of children" there was definitely a bullying that went around there if there was a list of names.

[kevindimauro]

Why can’t these crazy people try to take out bad people instead of innocent ones?

[catsgonom]

This only happens in America though, right?

[OkiaHangelskisovic]

К.К. је Коста Кецмановић, он је био мој друг, знао сам да га боли због малтретирања у прошлој школи, али нисмо га малтретирали, и покушао је да ме упуца само зато што сам рекао престани

[yuuawms]

Oh my. There was war in manipur and this aswell on may 3rd. That date really is a cursed day.

[Mm_lilly]

Omg one little boy is killed their friends and teacher😱

[kikoclva]

Iskreno saucesce iz BiH, familijama u obe pucnjave. Od srca I da se ovo ne prosiri I da ne postane normalno kao u Americi

[cozakokotano]

I'm Egyptian, I know I'm not a Balkan, but I feel for other humans. I feel for costa for getting bullied. I used to suffer the same way. Same exact way, but killing is not the right way. It is the worst way. May he be forgiven and may God put condolences in the hearts of the parents of the dead children and may they all be forgiven.

[mojakravica]

Never though would get prayers from other countries. ❤️

[Gagiiiii]

Full name Kosta Kicikovic he is psychopath
We are sad here in Serbia

[Miniburn_]

Are you sure this didn't happen in the US

[LindaSetianingsih-yxft]

Itu yang pertama dibelakang nya Kosta ya????