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occurred in the

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n village of

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in the early hours of 9 April 2013. Thirteen people were killed and one, the gunman's wife, was injured. Police identified the gunman as 60-year-old Ljubiša Bogdanović, a relative of many of the victims. Bogdanović died of his injuries two days later on 11 April 2013.

Attack

At approximately 05:00 CEST (03:00

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), Bogdanović shot and killed his 83-year-old mother Dobrila and his 42-year-old son Branko, and wounded his wife Javorka with a shot to the head in their home.Стравичан злочин у Великој Иванчи
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'' (9 April 2013) The gunman then entered four neighboring houses, killing five men, five women, and a two-year-old child, most of whom were shot in the head while they were sleeping. The weapon used was reported to be a CZ-88 9mm pistol. The killing spree ended when police arrived at the scene after a call from Javorka Bogdanović. They found Ljubiša Bogdanović in the backyard of his house. He committed

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, shooting himself in the head. Twelve of the victims died at the scene, and one victim died later that day at a

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hospital. Bogdanović and his wife were taken to hospital, each in critical condition. Ljubiša Bogdanović died from his injuries two days later.Serb Who Killed 13 in Rampage Dies

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(11 April 2013)

Perpetrator

Ljubiša Bogdanović ( sr-Cyrl, Љубиша Богдановић; 1953 – 11 April 2013) was born in Velika Ivanča. His father committed suicide when he was a child, and he and his brother Radmilo were brought up by their grandfather Obrad, who was said to have been extremely strict and beat him when he made any mistakes. Bogdanović was a Serb veteran of the

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, having served for four and a half months, and had held a firearm permit since 1981. Bogdanović and his son Branko had been employees of a Slovenian wood-processing factory in

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until 2012 when both lost their jobs. It was said that Bogdanović had a history of

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and had a dispute with his son about his relationship with a woman whom Ljubiša Bogdanović did not approve of. Although Bogdanović was not known to have suffered from mental illness, his family had a history of such illness. Besides Bogdanović's father committing suicide, his cousin and uncle suffered from mental illnesses, the latter being treated and eventually dying in a mental institution.13 people killed in shooting spree in Serbia
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Response

A special meeting of the Serbian cabinet was called in response to the shooting.

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declared 10 April 2013 to be a day of mourning.

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