A 45-year-old man killed several people in Montenegro’s historic city of Cetinje, authorities said on Wednesday.
The shooter remains at large, according to police.
What else do we know about the shooting?
National broadcaster RTCG and other local media said five adults and two children were killed. Four people were seriously injured and taken to hospital.
According to media reports, the suspect had engaged in a brawl in a bar in the town, and later returned and opened fire at the establishment. Afterwards, he went to another site and killed a woman and two children.
Authorities urged residents to remain calm and stay indoors, with police describing the suspect as armed and dangerous.
They said the incident “is not a consequence of high-risk showdowns between organized crime groups.”
RTCG said that the suspect was previously known to police for erratic behavior and had been detained for illicit possession of firearms.
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Montenegrin Prime Minister Milojko Spajic went to the hospital where the wounded were being treated and announced three days of mourning.
“This is a terrible tragedy that has affected us all,” said Spajic. “All police teams are out.”
Spajic said that authorities would tighten criteria for carrying firearms and would consider a total ban on the weapons.
He added that Montenegro would not to resolve a “chronic lack” of police officers in all the country’s municipalities.
Police from the capital, Podgorica, were sent as reinforcements to secure the crime scene and search for the suspect, according to RTCG.
Cetinje, which was Montenegro’s capital from 1878 to 1947, lies some 30 kilometers (18 miles) west of Podgorica.
