(12 Apr 2013)
13 people have been killed when a man went on a shooting spree in a village, PM comments
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Velika Ivanca, Serbia - 9 Apr 2013
1. Wide of houses in the village of Velika Ivanca, some 50 kilometres (31 miles) south of Belgrade
2. Wide of police at scene of crime
Mostar, Bosnia - 9 Apr 2013
3. Wide Prime Ministers of Montenegro Milo Dzukanovic (L), Bosnia Vjekoslav Bevanda (C) and Serbia Ivica Dacic (D) in a meeting
4. Close up of Dacic's face seen through window
Sons' of two victims speak after man kills 13 people in shooting spree
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Velika Ivanca, Serbia - 9 April 2013
5. Wide of people gathering at one of the houses where five people, including a child, were shot
6. Close up of photo, man identified as Bogdanovic shown wearing blue shirt ++NOTE: FACE OF PERSON SITTING NEXT TO BOGDANOVIC BLURRED TO PROTECT IDENTITY++
7. Wide of villagers walking down a road at Velika Ivanca
Outpouring of grief as relatives bury victims of mass shooting
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Velika Ivanca - 12 Apr 2013
7. Wide of coffins laid out on trestles on red carpet, ready for funeral, mourners
8. Mid of coffins in a row, mourners kissing them
9. Close-up of people paying their respects, kissing coffins and photographs on coffins
10. Wide of Serbian Orthodox priests performing funeral service in front of coffins
STORYLINE:
On April 9th 2013 a 60-year-old war veteran gunned down 13 people in Serbia, including a baby, in a pre-dawn house-to-house rampage before trying to kill himself and his wife, police and hospital officials said.
The man, identified as Ljubisa Bogdanovic, used a handgun in the shooting spree at five houses in Velika Ivanca, a village 50 kilometres (30 miles) southeast of Belgrade, an emergency hospital spokeswoman said.
The dead included six women, several of them his relatives.
Police blocked off the village while forensic teams and investigators in white protective robes took evidence from homes where the shootings took place.
Residents of the village described the suspect as a nice quiet man.
They said he first killed his son before leaving the house and then began shooting his neighbours, some of whom were still asleep.
The daughter of two of the victims said she was told both her parents had died.
"I live on the hill over there, I saw cars, police, ambulance, all coming to this part of the village. I heard what had happened and I came here, but they won't let me through, they say both my mother and father were killed," said Gordana Petronijevic.
Another neighbour said the suspected killer was caught by a police patrol while on the way to his house.
Serbian police chief said 12 people were killed immediately between 5 a.m. and 5:30 a.m. (0400 - 0430 GMT), and one person died in a Belgrade hospital.
Police said the motive for the killings on April 9th was unclear.
The man and his wife were both severely injured by the shootings and another person was also injured, the hospital spokeswoman said.
Serbian Prime Minister Ivica Dacic said on Tuesday the killings should serve as a warning that the government should pay more attention to gun control laws and other social problems facing the Balkan country, which is still reeling from the wars in the 1990s.
Although such shootings are rare in Serbia, weapons are readily available, mostly from the 1990s wars in the Balkans.
Initial reports said the suspect had a license for the handgun.
Terrified residents said if a police patrol car hadn't shown up, they all would have been dead.
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