Police: Boy Kills 8 Students, Guard in Planned Attack in Serbia School Shooting

Police: Boy Kills 8 Students, Guard in Planned Attack in Serbia School Shooting
A suspect is escorted by police outside the Vladislav Ribnikar school in Belgrade, Serbia, on May 3, 2023. AP Photo
The Associated Press
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BELGRADE, Serbia—A 13-year-old who opened fire Wednesday at his school in Serbia’s capital drew sketches of classrooms and made a list of people he intended to target in a meticulously planned attack, police said. He killed eight fellow students and a guard before being arrested.

The shooter first killed a guard at the school in central Belgrade and then three students in a hallway, according to senior police official Veselin Milic. He then entered a history classroom—apparently choosing it simply because it was close to the entrance—and opened fire again, Milic said.