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| The Serbian veteran suspected of killing 13 people in a shooting rampage and then turning the gun on himself and his wife died on Thursday, hospital officials have said. | The Serbian veteran suspected of killing 13 people in a shooting rampage and then turning the gun on himself and his wife died on Thursday, hospital officials have said. |
| Belgrade Emergency hospital said Ljubisa Bogdanovic, 60, died from head wounds. His wife Javorka Bogdanovic, also 60, was recovering from surgery and in a stable condition. | Belgrade Emergency hospital said Ljubisa Bogdanovic, 60, died from head wounds. His wife Javorka Bogdanovic, also 60, was recovering from surgery and in a stable condition. |
| Bogdanovic went on a pre-dawn house-to-house rampage on Tuesday, police said, killing his mother, his son and a two-year-old cousin in Velika Ivanca, 30 miles (50km) south-east of Belgrade. | Bogdanovic went on a pre-dawn house-to-house rampage on Tuesday, police said, killing his mother, his son and a two-year-old cousin in Velika Ivanca, 30 miles (50km) south-east of Belgrade. |
| Milovan Kostadinovic, a neighbour who said he and his family survived only because a police patrol showed up in the village after a call by Bogdanovic's wife, said: "He should have suffered more for what he did to us. I feel better now that I know he passed away." | Milovan Kostadinovic, a neighbour who said he and his family survived only because a police patrol showed up in the village after a call by Bogdanovic's wife, said: "He should have suffered more for what he did to us. I feel better now that I know he passed away." |
| Authorities are searching for motives in Serbia's worst peacetime shooting rampage. Bogdanovic had no criminal record or history of mental illness. He fought in the Balkan wars in the 1990s. A year ago he lost his job at a wood processing factory. | Authorities are searching for motives in Serbia's worst peacetime shooting rampage. Bogdanovic had no criminal record or history of mental illness. He fought in the Balkan wars in the 1990s. A year ago he lost his job at a wood processing factory. |
| Residents of the village of Velika Ivanca have said Bogdanovic first killed his son and his mother before leaving his home and going house to house, shooting his neighbours. They expressed deep shock, describing the suspect as a quiet and helpful man. | Residents of the village of Velika Ivanca have said Bogdanovic first killed his son and his mother before leaving his home and going house to house, shooting his neighbours. They expressed deep shock, describing the suspect as a quiet and helpful man. |
| Funerals for the victims are on Friday in the village. | Funerals for the victims are on Friday in the village. |
| Serbian officials said the killings showed the government must pay more attention to gun control, medical screening for war veterans and other social problems facing the Balkan nation, which is still reeling from the 1990s wars. | Serbian officials said the killings showed the government must pay more attention to gun control, medical screening for war veterans and other social problems facing the Balkan nation, which is still reeling from the 1990s wars. |
| Although such mass shootings are relatively rare in Serbia, weapons are readily available. Police said the suspect had a licence for the handgun he used. | Although such mass shootings are relatively rare in Serbia, weapons are readily available. Police said the suspect had a licence for the handgun he used. |
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