Mladenovac and Smederevo shootings

Mladenovac and Smederevo shootings
Part of massacres in Serbia
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Mladenovac and Smederevo shootings is located in Serbia
Malo Orašje
Malo Orašje
Dubona
Dubona
LocationDubona, Mladenovac, Belgrade, and Malo Orašje, Smederevo, Serbia
Date4 May 2023; 18 months ago (2023-05-04)
TargetGeneral public
Attack type
Drive-by shooting, mass shooting, spree shooting
Weapon
Deaths9
Injured12
MotiveSpreading fear
AccusedUroš Blažić
ChargesBlažić:
Blažić's family
  • Blažić's father: Blažić's uncle and first cousin:
    • Criminal possession of a weapon

On the evening of 4 May 2023, a shooting spree occurred in the villages of Dubona near Mladenovac, and Malo Orašje near Smederevo, Serbia. Armed with an automatic assault rifle, the shooter opened fire from a car, resulting in the deaths of nine individuals, including an off-duty police officer, and leaving twelve others injured. The suspect, 20-year-old Uroš Blažić, fled the scene but was apprehended the next day near Kragujevac.

Following the incident, Blažić's father, uncle, and first cousin were also taken into custody, facing charges related to criminal possession of a weapon. Uncle and first cousin were tried separately from the rest. First cousin was found guilty and sentenced to 18 months in prison, while uncle was acquitted.

Blažić was charged with murder, attempted murder, criminal possession of a weapon, kidnapping, and carjacking.

This incident occurred one day after the Belgrade school shooting. Both shootings caused mass protests in Serbia.