Podgorica, Montenegro — A gunman who opened fire at a restaurant in southern Montenegro killed a total of 12 people, including two children, a prosecutor said Thursday.
“Twelve people were killed, two of whom were children,” prosecutor Andrijana Nastic told reporters in Cetinje, raising the previous toll of at least 10 from Wednesday’s attack.
The gunman died after shooting himself in the head, police said early Thursday.
According to police, the killing began around 17:30 local time (16:30 GMT) on Wednesday in the village of Bajice, near the southern city of Cetinje.
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The victims were killed in five different locations, with the first four at the restaurant, the prosecutor said.
“Each place has been inspected and clues have been taken. The fiscal and police actions are ongoing to determine the circumstances in which the incident took place,” he said.
Four people were also seriously injured and taken to a hospital in the capital, Podgorica.
The lives of three of them were still in danger, Health Minister Vojislav Simun said on Thursday.
Police ruled out a “confrontation between organized criminal groups”.
They said the firearms used were illegal.
The government declared three days of national mourning starting Thursday.
Mass shootings are rare in the small Balkan nation.