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Mass shootings in Montenegro
2025 Cetinje shootings
LocationBajice, Montenegro
Date1 January 2025
c. 5:30 p.m. (CEST)
Attack typeMass shooting, shooting spree
WeaponHandgun
Deaths13 (including the perpetrator)
Injured4
PerpetratorAco Martinović
MotiveRetaliation for earlier brawl

On 1 January 2025, a man killed twelve people and wounded four others during five separate shootings in Cetinje, Montenegro. He committed suicide later on the same day. It is the deadliest mass shooting in the country's history, and the second mass shooting in Cetinje after the 2022 Cetinje shooting.

Shootings

At around 17:30 local time on 1 January 2025, a brawl erupted inside a bar in Cetinje. After the fight, a man identified as 45-year-old Aco Martinović (Montenegrin: Ацо Мартиновић) left the scene and returned to his home to get his gun. Martinović returned to the restaurant and opened fire, killing four men and wounding four others. He then moved to another location, killing four more people. He escaped again and moved to two more locations, where he killed two children and two adults. Some of the dead included the owner of the bar and his two children, who were aged 10 and 13.

Authorities blocked roads from Cetinje to search for the suspect, while special forces were deployed to assist. Several of the dead were later confirmed to have been killed in the village of Bajice. After being surrounded by police, the suspect shot himself in the head near his home, in the Cetinje suburb of Humci, and died while being transported to a hospital on the morning of 2 January. Several of the victims were transported to a hospital in Podgorica, with four in a critical condition.

Martinović had been detained in the past for possession of illegal firearms, as well as domestic violence. He had also received a suspended sentence in 2005 for violent behavior. He was described as having "consumed alcoholic beverages all day" prior to the shooting.

Reactions

President Jakov Milatović said he was shocked and stunned by the tragedy, tweeting that "Instead of holiday joy ... we have been gripped by sadness over the loss of innocent lives". Prime Minister Milojko Spajić visited the hospital where some of the victims were being treated, and announced three days of national mourning. and the cancellation of scheduled New Year celebrations. The government announced that it would consider tightening regulations on the ownership of firearms. Interior Minister Danilo Šaranović said the shooting was a "consequence of disturbed interpersonal relations"

On 3 January, the National Security Council announced new gun safety measures that include new security and psychological checks for registered gun owners and “draconian” punishment for illegal weapons holders at the end of a two month period to surrender their firearms. That same day, 200 people protested outside government headquarters in Podgorica demanding the resignation of top security officials over the shooting.

See also

References

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