Zagreb, 2 August 2019 (dpa/MIA) – A man who shot and killed six people in a Zagreb family home committed suicide when police tried to arrest him, Croatian authorities said early Friday.

The victims – three women, two men and a 10-year-old child – were found Thursday night after emergency calls reporting gunfire. Only a 7-month-old baby was left alive and uninjured in the house, state broadcaster HRT reported quoting police spokesman Marko Rasic.

The suspect was located in a city-wide manhunt. He killed himself before he could be apprehended , police said in a statement shortly before dawn.

It is believed that the man killed the family of his ex-wife, HRT said. Police are still investigating. </s> A man shot dead six people, including a 10-year-old child, in the capital Zagreb, before killing himself, in what Croatian police identified Friday as domestic violence.

Police found the bodies late Thursday in a quiet neighborhood in Zagreb. In addition to the child, two men and three women were killed. A 7-month old baby was found unharmed.

The man suspected of the killings was subsequently chased and large parts of the Croatian capital sealed off, police added. He took his own life early Friday as he was about to be caught.

Croatian media reported that the suspect's ex-wife and her partner were among the victims.

Head of Zagreb police Marko Rasic identified the suspect as a 36-year-old taxi driver who had a child with one of the victims, the unharmed baby. He said the man had no criminal record and no incidents of domestic violence had previously been reported in connection with the family.

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"We haven't so far established a motive, a criminal investigation is underway," Rasic said.

He said that after the car chase, "we asked him to surrender and he came out of the car and committed suicide."

Media said neighbors described hearing loud cries before the shots were fired.

Zagreb mayor, Milan Bandic, described the attack as an "isolated incident" and a "domestic violence case" as he sought to reassure the residents in the capital.

"There is no sign of any organized unrest or terror threat," Bandic said in a televised statement. "Security is written in Zagreb with capital letters."

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Such crimes are very rare in the generally quiet and safe Croatian capital. </s> (Reuters) - Six family members including a 10-year-old child were found shot dead in Croatia’s capital Zagreb by a man who later appeared to have killed himself, police said on Friday.

The suspect committed suicide when confronted by police following a search that sealed off parts of the Croatian capital, Zagreb police chief Marko Rasic told a news conference.

A firearm was found at the scene where the suspect, a 30-year-old taxi driver, had killed himself, Rasic said.

The bodies were found by police late on Thursday following a call from neighbors who had heard cries and shots at a house in the Zagreb neighborhood of Kajzerica, Rasic said. A seven-month-old baby was found unharmed at the house.

Local media reported that the suspect’s ex-wife and her partner were among the victims.

Zagreb mayor Milan Bandic said the killings were an isolated incident and that “there is no sign of ... terror threat in Zagreb.” </s> Police enter the house where a suspect killed six people, including a ten-year-old child, before committing suicide, in Zagreb, Croatia, Friday, Aug. 2, 2019. Croatian police identified the killings Friday as domestic violence. (AP Photo/Nikola Solic)

ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — A man shot dead six people, including a 10-year-old child, at a home in the capital Zagreb, before killing himself, in what Croatian police on Friday described as a domestic violence case.

Police found the bodies late Thursday in a quiet neighborhood in Zagreb. In addition to the child, two men and three women were killed. A 2-month-old baby was found unharmed.

The man suspected of the killings was subsequently chased and large parts of the Croatian capital sealed off, police added. He took his own life early Friday as he was about to be captured.

Croatian media reported that the suspect’s ex-girlfriend, her 10-year-old boy from a previous relation, her parents, her sister and sister’s partner were among the victims in the worst multiple killings in the country in 20 years.

Zagreb police chief Marko Rasic identified the suspect as a 36-year-old taxi driver who had a child with one of the victims, the unharmed baby. He said the man had no criminal record and no incidents of domestic violence had previously been reported in connection with the family.

“We haven’t so far established a motive, a criminal investigation is underway,” Rasic said.

He said that after the car chase, “we asked him to surrender and he came out of the car” and killed himself.

Media said neighbors described hearing loud cries before the shots were fired.

Zagreb Mayor Milan Bandic described the attack as an “isolated incident” and a “domestic violence case” as he sought to reassure residents in the capital.

“There is no sign of any organized unrest or terror threat,” Bandic said in a televised statement. “Security is written in Zagreb with capital letters.”

Croatian President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic said she was “horrified by the tragedy” and condemned “any kind of such violence and revenge.”

Such killings are very rare in the generally quiet and safe Croatian capital. </s> Man commits suicide after shooting six dead in Croatia

Zagreb: -A man suspected of shooting six people dead in Zagreb took his own life Friday after police tried to arrest him, Croatian authorities said.



Local media reported the suspect was the former spouse of one of the victims, who was killed along with her partner and four members of her family, including a child.

"The man linked to the crime was located and committed suicide during the arrest operation," police said in a brief statement Friday.

Neighbours raised the alarm late Thursday night, police said, after hearing gunshots from the house in the Kajzerica area in the south of the capital.

The neighbourhood was sealed off and a manhunt launched.

The victims included "two men, three women and a child", Zagreb police chief Marko Rasic told reporters.

Another child found at the same house was unharmed, he added. </s> A MAN SUSPECTED of shooting six people dead in Zagreb took his own life today after police tried to arrest him, Croatian authorities have said.

Local media reported that the suspect was the former spouse of one of the victims, who was killed along with her partner and four members of her family, including a child.

The man died by suicide “during the arrest operation”, police confirmed in a brief statement.

Neighbours raised the alarm late last night, police said, after hearing gunshots from the house in the Kajzerica area in the south of the capital.

The neighbourhood was sealed off and a manhunt launched.

The victims included “two men, three women and a child”, Zagreb police chief Marko Rasic told reporters.

Another child found at the same house was unharmed, he added. </s> A police dragnet ended on August 2 when a suspect who allegedly killed six people in the Croatian capital committed suicide, local media report.

 

 He is believed to have fatally shot six people in the capital on the previous night. 

 

 Local media report that he was the former spouse of one of the victims, who was killed with her partner and four family members.

 

 Officers found the dead bodies in a home in a southern neighborhood of the city after neighbors alerted them to gunshots.

 

 The vicitms included two men, three women, and a child, Zagreb police chief Marko Rasic told reporters.

 

 Only a seven-month old baby survived the shooting, Radio Sarajevo reported.

 

 The victims appeared to have been shot dead by a firearm, AFP reported.

 

 Police found the suspect dead from apparent suicide in Brezovica, a different city district than where the murders were committed. 

 

 Based on reporting by AFP, Radio Sarajevo, RTS.RS, and HR.n1 </s> Croatia police say man takes own life after killing 6 people

ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Croatian police say six people, including a 10-year-old child, have been shot dead in the capital Zagreb.

Police say the man suspected of the killings took his own life early on Friday after a long chase that saw large parts of the Croatian capital sealed off.

Police found the bodies late Thursday in a quiet neighborhood in Zagreb. In addition to the child, two men and three women were killed. A 7-month old baby was found unharmed.

Croatian media have reported that the suspect's ex-wife and her partner were among the victims. </s> Croatian police have opened an investigation into the murder of six people inside a house in the capital, Zagreb.

In what Croatian media have called a "massacre," three women, two men and a 10-year-old child were found dead in the city's Kajzerica neighborhood on Thursday evening.

Police responded to reports of gunshots at the property but only found a seven-month baby alive and unharmed.

Heavily armed police were then reportedly deployed around the city in the hunt for the lone gunman.

The suspect was located but killed himself before he could be apprehended, police said in a statement hours later.

Local media reported that police suspect the gunman was the spouse of one of the victims.

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A gunman opens fire in the home of his ex-wife in Zagreb, Croatia, killing six, including a ten-year-old child. He later committed suicide after a manhunt.