BELGRADE, Serbia — A gunman in Montenegro killed 10 folks, together with a mom and her two kids, ages 8 and 11, earlier than a civilian shot him on Friday within the metropolis of Cetinje.

“After we arrived on the scene, we noticed 9 lifeless our bodies, together with two kids, and one other two handed away on their method to the hospital,” Andrijana Nastic, the state prosecutor investigating the capturing, informed TV Vijesti.

Ms. Nastic mentioned that six folks had been wounded within the assault, together with a police officer.

The gunman first focused the mom and her two kids, who have been tenants staying on his property, based on Zoran Brdanin, the director of Montenegro’s police administration.

The gunman then referred to as the daddy and husband of the victims to inform him what he had carried out, based on TV Vijesti, citing witnesses.

The gunman, recognized as Vuk Borilovic, 34, then continued capturing with what the police referred to as a searching rifle at random passers-by within the streets close to his residence earlier than he was shot and killed.

“The shooter was killed by a citizen,” Ms. Nastic mentioned. Native information media earlier had reported that the police had killed the gunman in Cetinje, which is about 22 miles west of Podgorica, the capital of the small Balkan nation.

Mr. Brdanin mentioned it was nonetheless unclear what had “provoked” the assault.

Three of the wounded have been mentioned to have suffered life-threatening accidents.

“These are very critical accidents and for now we can not declare a definitive prognosis,” Dr. Perica Maras, the surgeon on responsibility on the Medical Middle of Montenegro within the capital, informed TV Vijesti.

Prime Minister Dritan Abazovic of Montenegro wrote on his Telegram channel that there had been “an unprecedented tragedy” in Cetinje and mentioned a three-day mourning interval can be declared in Montenegro beginning Friday night.