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Eight children, one security dead in Serbia school shooting

Randy Mancini 13 May 3
Police officers guard the school entrance following a shooting at a school in the capital Belgrade on May 3, 2023. - Serbian police arrested a student following a shooting at an elementary school in the capital Belgrade on May 3, 2023, the interior ministry said. The shooting occurred at 8:40 am local time (06:40 GMT) at an elementary school in Belgrade's downtown Vracar district. (Photo by Oliver Bunic / AFP) (Photo by OLIVER BUNIC/AFP via Getty Images)
Police officers guard the school entrance following a shooting at a school in the capital Belgrade on May 3, 2023. – Serbian police arrested a student following a shooting at an elementary school in the capital Belgrade on May 3, 2023, the interior ministry said. The shooting occurred at 8:40 am local time (06:40 GMT) at an elementary school in Belgrade’s downtown Vracar district. (Photo by OLIVER BUNIC/AFP via Getty Images)

OAN Geraldyn Berry
UPDATED 3:25 PM – Wednesday, May 3, 2023

A 13-year-old opened fire on Wednesday at Vladislav Ribnikar Elementary School in Belgrade, Serbia, killing eight students and one security officer. Six more students are reportedly injured and a teacher has been admitted to the hospital.

🔴 School shooting in Belgrade, Serbia:A 14-year-old student killed eight students and a security guard, marking the first mass shooting in the country in a decade. At least six students and a teacher were also wounded.

Police arrested the shooter. pic.twitter.com/DuHfzKhF8U