Montenegro manhunt ends with Russian triple-murder suspect dead
The suspect, a 30-year-old Russian, had earlier shot dead three employees of a shooting range in Danilovgrad, close to the capital Podgorica.
A police search for a Russian suspect wanted for a triple murder in Montenegro concluded on Tuesday when the man took his own life after a confrontation with law enforcement, authorities announced. The 30-year-old suspect, who killed three people at a shooting range near the capital Podgorica, engaged in gunfire with police after being surrounded with no escape route, the interior ministry reported.
The search, which involved special units and a helicopter, lasted over an hour before the suspect was located in woods near the coastal town of Herceg Novi, over 120 kilometers from the crime scene. After realizing he had no escape, the suspect opened fire on police, before fatally shooting himself with a weapon, police said in a statement.
The victims were identified as a 20-year-old and a 24-year-old man from Podgorica, as well as a 67-year-old man from Danilovgrad. The suspect had stolen a vehicle belonging to one of the victims before fleeing the scene. Police are continuing their investigation alongside the Higher State Prosecutor’s Office in Podgorica to determine the full circumstances and motives surrounding the incident.
Montenegrin Prime Minister Milojko Spajic extended condolences to the victims' families and announced two days of national mourning, effective from Tuesday.
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