A man kills his mother and five other people

Tragedy in a elderly residence in Daruvar, east of Croatia. An armed man entered the center on Monday and killed six people, including his own mother, and left six others injured, five of them seriously.

Although local police initially reported that the number of fatalities in the shooting was five, one of the injured died shortly afterwards.

“We are shocked by the monstrous act of murder of the mother and other very elderly people,” said Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic. “These are people born in the 1930s of the last century, They are about 90 years old. We have to see what happened,” added Plenkovic, who expressed “bitterness and outrage at this heinous crime”.

The alleged shooter, who had a criminal record, was arrested by the police in a cafe when he was trying to flee and was in possession of an unregistered firearmCroatian police said.

Police Chief Nikola Milina revealed that last year his officers had to intervene up to three times against him for violent behavior.

The alleged murderer is an A 51-year-old retired former military policeman from the nearby town of Donji Daruvar, whose mother lived in a nursing home, local media reported.

Nova television reported that the dead were residents of the nursing home and an employee of the centre.

“We are shocked by the monstrous act of murder of the mother and other very elderly people,” said Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic. “These are people born in the 1930s of the last century, They are about 90 years old. We have to see what happened,” added Plenkovic, who expressed “bitterness and outrage at this heinous crime”.

Also, the Croatian president, Zoran Milanovicexpressed his dismay at “the savage crime and unprecedented event that occurred in Daruvar.” “It is a terrifying warning “and the final call to all relevant institutions to do more to prevent violence in society, including even more rigorous control of gun ownership,” the head of state said on Facebook.

Milanovic called for a prompt and thorough investigation into the circumstances of this crime.