An armed assailant has entered a care home for older people in Croatia and opened fire, killing five people and wounding several others, authorities and media reports say.
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The Index news portal said five people died immediately, while others were still receiving medical assistance. The suspect fled the scene, but police soon caught him in a cafe near the facility in the town of Daruvar, the report said.
"We are appalled by the murder of five people in the Home for the Elderly in Daruvar," Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic wrote on the social media platform X.
"We express our condolences to the families of the victims and hope for the recovery of the wounded."
Police said the suspect is under supervision.
The N1 regional television reported the shooter was a relative of one of the nursing home's residents.
The attack has left the quiet town stunned and grieving.
Daruvar Mayor Damir Lnenicek told N1 everyone was shocked by the murder.
"What is the cause, the trigger, it is difficult to say, that will be determined by the investigation," said Lnenicek, adding the tragedy happened in a private home where about 20 people are housed.
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