Žitište shooting

Žitište shooting

Map of Žitište municipality
Location Žitište, Central Banat District, Vojvodina, Serbia
Date 2 July 2016 (2016-07-02)
Attack type
Mass murder, familicide,
Weapons AK-47 assault rifle
Deaths 5
Non-fatal injuries
22
Suspected perpetrator
Sinisa Zlatic
Motive Unclear, jealousy suspected

On 2 July 2016, a Serbian man identified by authorities as "Z. S." killed five people and injured twenty-two others after he opened fire with an assault rifle in a café in the village of Žitište, in the Central Banat District of Vojvodina, Serbia.[1] The perpreatrator was also identified as "Sinisa Zlatic" by other sources.[2]

Shooting

On the night of 1/2 July 2016 a man visited a café during a local festival, where he noticed his estranged wife with a group of friends. He returned home and retrieved an AK-47 assault rifle. He then returned to the café and at about 1:40am local time started shooting into the air.[3] The attacker then shot dead his wife and another woman, before randomly shooting into the café, killing three men and injuring 22 other people.[4] Café guests then grabbed the gun from the attacker as he tried to run away. Police located in the vicinity quickly apprehended the gunman.

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