A girl injured in a shooting at a primary school in Serbia earlier this month has died on Monday, state television reported, becoming the tenth victim of an unprecedented massacre.
On May 3, a 13-year-old boy took his father’s gun to school and killed eight classmates and a security guard at an elementary school in central Belgrade.
Seven people were injured – six students and a teacher – including this girl who, according to the local press, was taken to a hospital in Belgrade and operated on by a team of neurosurgeons.
The Serbian health ministry said the patient suffered “serious head injuries” and died despite doctors’ best efforts, state broadcaster RTS reported.
His age was not revealed. All of the other children shot in the massacre were in their early teens.
Health Minister Danica Grujicic expressed her “deepest condolences” to the family.
Less than 48 hours after the school shooting, the Balkan country was again rocked by another massacre, when a 21-year-old youth shot and killed eight people in a village near the capital Belgrade.
Tens of thousands of people protested in Belgrade and other major cities last week, demanding the resignation of senior officials and a reduction in media violence.
According to the project, Serbia has the highest level of gun ownership in Europe, with more than 39 firearms per 100 citizens. Small arms survey.
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has promised to launch a large-scale disarmament plan, while police have deployed officers to patrol around schools.
In parallel with the crackdown on registered guns, a general amnesty was granted on 8 May to reduce the number of illegal firearms. Since then, some 13,500 items have been transferred, according to authorities.
Source: DN
