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Gunman kills 1, injures several in Croatia | Gunman kills 1, injures several in Croatia |
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The shooter has been detained after fleeing the scene, police said | The shooter has been detained after fleeing the scene, police said |
A Kalashnikov-armed gunman opened fire in Sisak, a town 60 kilometers from Croatia’s capital, Zagreb, on Saturday evening, killing at least one person and wounding several others, police said. The suspect has been detained. | |
The shooting took place at around 8:10pm local time on Capraska Poljane Street, police said, adding that the perpetrator fled the scene but was captured several hours later. The attacker was allegedly armed with a Kalashnikov rifle. | |
According to police, a 45-year-old woman was killed, and four people sustained gunshot wounds. Two more people were injured while running from the assailant. | According to police, a 45-year-old woman was killed, and four people sustained gunshot wounds. Two more people were injured while running from the assailant. |
It is not clear exactly how the shooting unfolded, but local media say that the suspect came into a neighbor’s house and shot at people inside. The suspect reportedly had a previous dispute with the neighbors. Two houses and a car caught fire because of the incident, officials said. | It is not clear exactly how the shooting unfolded, but local media say that the suspect came into a neighbor’s house and shot at people inside. The suspect reportedly had a previous dispute with the neighbors. Two houses and a car caught fire because of the incident, officials said. |
Residents reported a large police presence in Sisak on Saturday evening. “The whole neighborhood is under siege,” one person told newspaper 24sata. |