Tragedy Monday, struck a retirement home in North-Eastern Croatia, when a retired policeman reportedly, stormed the home and killed several people, including his mother
Croatian news website index.hr said police confirmed the incident in the small town of Daruvar, without offering details on the number of victims.
Media reported that at least five people were killed, including one care worker.
The man is said to have broken into the care home with a weapon and fired it several times.
Index.hr said five people were killed instantly, while several others were injured.The man was reportedly detained soon after in a café.
News website mojportal.hr said the man was born in 1973 and was a retired military policeman.
“We are appalled by the murder of five people in the Home for the Elderly in Daruvar,” Croatia’s prime minister, Andrej Plenkovic, wrote on X. “We express our condolences to the families of the victims and hope for the recovery of the wounded.”
Police said they were informed after 10 a.m. Monday that a man using firearms killed and wounded several people at the nursing home. The suspect is “under police supervision,” said a statement by the regional police office.
The N1 regional television reported that the shooter was born in 1973, that he was a former fighter from the 1991-95 war in Croatia and a relative of one of the nursing home’s residents.
Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković was due to address the incident later on Monday.
Interior Minister Davor Božinović, Health Minister Vili Beroš and Labour Minister Marin Piletić were all expected to visit the scene.
Author: Maureen Ikpeama