Podgorica, Montenegro — A gunman who went on a shooting spree at a restaurant in southern Montenegro killed a total of 12 people, including two children, a prosecutor said Thursday.
“Twelve people were killed, including two children,” prosecutor Andrijana Nastic told reporters in Cetinje, putting the death toll at least 10 people in Wednesday’s attack.
The shooter died after shooting himself in the head, police said Thursday morning.
The killing began around 5:30 p.m. local time (4:30 p.m. GMT) on Wednesday in the village of Bajice, near the southern town of Cetinje, according to police.
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The victims were killed in five different locations, the first four being in the restaurant, the prosecutor said.
“Every location was inspected and evidence was collected. The actions of the prosecutor and the police are ongoing to determine the circumstances in which the event took place,” she said.
Four people were also seriously injured and taken to a hospital in the capital, Podgorica.
The lives of three of them are still in danger, Health Minister Vojislav Simun said on Thursday.
The police ruled out a “confrontation between organized criminal groups”.
They said the guns used were illegal.
The government has declared three days of national mourning starting Thursday.
Mass shootings are rare in this small Balkan country.