Žitište shooting

Žitište shooting
Žitište is located in Serbia
Žitište
Žitište
The location of the attack
LocationŽitište, Central Banat District, Vojvodina, Serbia
Coordinates45°28′57.98″N 20°33′4.82″E / 45.4827722°N 20.5513389°E / 45.4827722; 20.5513389
Date2 July 2016 (2016-07-02)
Attack type
WeaponsAK-47 assault rifle
Deaths5
Injured22
PerpetratorSiniša Zlatić
MotiveUnclear, jealousy suspected

On 2 July 2016, a Serbian man 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. The perpetrator was later identified as Siniša Zlatić (Serbian Cyrillic: Синиша Златић).

Shooting

On the nights of 1 July 2016 and 2 July 2016, Zlatić 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 illegally owned.[1] He then returned to the café and at about 1:40 a.m. local time started shooting into the air.[2] The attacker then shot his wife and another woman dead before randomly shooting other diners in the café, killing three men and injuring 22 other people.[3] Café diners then grabbed the gun from the attacker as he tried to run away. Police located the gunman in the vicinity and quickly apprehended him.

Aftermath

On 1 March 2017, the high court in Zrenjanin sentenced Zlatić to 40 years in prison, the longest possible sentence according to Serbian laws at that time.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ Aleksandar Vasović (2 July 2016). "Serbian man kills five, injures 22, in cafe shooting". Reuters. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  2. ^ "Deadly Serbia shooting at cafe leaves "blood everywhere," owner says". CBS News. 2 July 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  3. ^ "Shot Dead in Cafe in Serbia; Ex-Husband Is Arrested". The New York Times. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  4. ^ Surla, S. (1 March 2017). "Ubica iz Žitišta osuđen na 40 GODINA ZATVORA" [Žitište shooter sentenced to 40 years] (in Serbian). Blic.