Shootings took place this morning at the elementary school "Vladislav Rybnikar" in the center of Belgrade.
According to the Ministry of Interior, a 7th grade student (14 years old) entered the school building at 8:30 in the morning and started shooting.
Eight students and the school guard were shot dead by a boy who opened fire at a Belgrade school this morning, the Tanjug news agency reported, citing an Interior Ministry source.
Other reports say there are more dead, including a teacher who reportedly ended up in the emergency room.
The assailant, who fled after the attack, was located and arrested by the police and allegedly fired with his father's gun. Other information states that the attacker, who was an exemplary student and the son of a doctor, was under the influence of drugs.
Ten ambulances rushed to the school, while many parents have gathered at the scene and are waiting anxiously.
According to reports, the children initially thought someone was throwing firecrackers, and according to witnesses, the student who fired the shot had never been in trouble with anyone.
As the Ministry of the Interior reports, "Members of the Ministry of the Interior in Belgrade were informed that this morning at 08:40 a shooting occurred at the Primary School "Vladislav Ribnikar" in Vračar.
In the statement they say that the police dispatched all available patrol cars and arrested the juvenile suspect, a seventh grade student, who is suspected of firing his father's gun at students and school security."
"He shot the teacher for taking a unit"
According to student testimonies that have come to light, the perpetrator "took a unit in history and then went crazy. He shot the history teacher in the office and then his friends. He had all A's and we all call him a nerd", say the students of the Primary school.
Other children reported:
"We were scared, there was chaos, panic. We were hiding. He shot the guard in the head."
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A 14-year-old has reportedly shot dead a guard and wounded a teacher and several students in Belgrade. (Local media)
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