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Shooting at Croatian nursing home leaves 6 dead, 6 injured

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  • Shooting at Croatian nursing home leaves 6 dead, 6 injured
  • July 22, 2024
  • Article Body Text <p>A gunman opened fire at a nursing home in Croatia on Monday, killing six people and injuring six others, according to authorities and media reports. </p> <p>State broadcaster HRT reported that the unidentified gunman entered the nursing home in Daruvar, located 129 kilometers east of Zagreb, and began shooting. </p> <p>Croatia's police chief, Nikola Milina, said five people died immediately, while one more person died in a hospital. The suspect fled the scene, but the police soon caught him in a cafe near the facility in the town of Daruvar, he said. </p> <p>The victims were five residents of the care home and one employee, Milina said. </p> <p>Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic later confirmed the death toll and called for a thorough investigation by authorities while expressing condolences to the victims’ families. </p> <p>&quot;We are shocked,&quot; Plenkovic told reporters in the town of Split. &quot;This is really a monstrous act of the murder of a group of people, of the mother and other very old people who happened to be there. ... We condemn this crime.&quot; </p> <p>Police were alerted to the incident at 10:10 a.m. and confirmed that the suspect had entered the nursing home and used a firearm.  </p> <p>The suspect is currently under police supervision, according to a statement from the regional police office. </p> <p>&quot;It's hard for me to understand that this can happen in our town, country,&quot; Daruvar Mayor Damir Lnenicek told N1 regional broadcaster.  </p> <p>According to Lnenicek, approximately 20 people were residing in the nursing home at the time of the shooting. </p> <p>The Croatian newspaper <em>Jutarnji list</em> described the alleged shooter as a &quot;retired military police officer&quot; who killed his mother along with other residents and staff. </p> <p>N1 regional television reported that the shooter was born in 1973, was a former fighter in the 1991-1995 war in Croatia and was a relative of one of the nursing home residents. </p> <p>Police have not yet disclosed a motive. </p> <p><em>Some information from this report comes from The Associated Press, Reuters and Agence France-Presse.</em> </p>
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  • Embargo Date July 22, 2024 12:48 EDT
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