Belgrade school shooting
On 3 May 2023, a school shooting occurred at Vladislav Ribnikar Model Elementary School in the Vračar municipality of Belgrade, Serbia. The shooter, identified as a 13-year-old male student, opened fire on students and staff, resulting in the deaths of ten individuals, including nine students and a security guard. Six others, five students and a teacher, also sustained injuries. Nine people were killed instantly, while one student died of injuries on 15 May.
Belgrade school shooting | |
---|---|
![]() Vladislav Ribnikar Elementary School | |
![]() ![]() Belgrade Belgrade (Belgrade) | |
Location | Vladislav Ribnikar Model Elementary School, Krunski Venac, Vračar, Belgrade, Serbia |
Coordinates | 44°48′20″N 20°28′04″E |
Date | 3 May 2023 c. 08:30 – 08:42 (CEST, UTC+02:00) |
Target | Students and school staff |
Attack type | |
Weapons | |
Deaths | 10 (9 students, 1 security guard) |
Injured | 6 (5 students, 1 teacher) |
Assailant | 7th-grade student |
Charges | None – age of criminal responsibility not met |
The police swiftly apprehended the perpetrator. However, according to Serbian law, if the age of a shooter is below 14, the shooter cannot be held criminally accountable. The shooter's father legally owned the handguns used in the incident. The attack occurred one day before a separate mass shooting in Serbia.
Background
Serbia's gun laws and previous shootings
Serbia has strict gun laws[note 1] but has one of the world's highest gun ownership rates per capita.[3][4] In 2021, with an estimated 39 privately-owned guns per 100 people, Serbia was the third-ranked country globally in this statistic, behind the United States and Yemen.[5] Along with a culture of gun ownership and many households keeping war trophies from the 20th-century wars, illegal weapons became widespread in some of the region's countries following the Yugoslav Wars in the 1990s.[4][5][6]
Mass shootings are rare in Serbia and the rest of the Balkans.[7] There had been three earlier mass shootings in Serbia in the 21st century: the 2007 Jabukovac killings, during which nine people were killed and five were injured; the 2013 Velika Ivanča shooting, in which 14 people were killed; and the 2016 Žitište shooting, in which five people were killed and 22 injured.[6] In 2019, there was an attempted school shooting in Velika Plana, though the perpetrator was stopped after shooting two bullets into the ceiling.[8][9] None of those shootings or the attempted shooting involved a child as the perpetrator.
School
Vladislav Ribnikar Model Elementary School[note 2] (Serbian Cyrillic: Огледна основна школа "Владислав Рибникар", romanized: Ogledna osnovna škola "Vladislav Ribnikar") is a public elementary school in Vračar, an affluent urban area and municipality of Belgrade. It was formed, as a project of Franco-Yugoslav friendship,[11][12] in 1975, through a merger of two existing, adjacent elementary schools.[13] The site of the modern school building had successively been the site of various historic schools, dating back to the 18th century.[13] One of the two predecessor schools (Slobodan Princip Seljo Elementary School) had been founded in 1966 as a home to the pilot educational project of teaching a foreign language – French – from the first grade on.[13] Starting in the 1966–1967 school year, French was led by Professor Raymond Vaillier, who did not speak any Serbian.[13][14] It later became the norm to provide foreign-language education to first-graders the country.[13] However, Vladislav Ribnikar remains noted as an elementary school focusing on French-language education.[11]
About 1000 students attend classes.[15] The school provides bilingual education in Serbian and French, and the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs grants it LabelFrancÉducation.[16] Among Belgrade's elementary schools, it has enjoyed a somewhat higher level of recognition and has, from time to time, been perceived as an "elite school".[11][12][17]
Shooting

The shooting began around 08:30 CEST on 3 May 2023.[18][19] According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, after entering the Vladislav Ribnikar Model Elementary School, the shooter immediately pulled out a gun from his backpack and shot and killed the school security guard and then the three hall monitors that he saw in the hallway, all girls, after which he reloaded his gun as he was heading for his classroom. Upon entering the classroom, the shooter first shot at the history teacher and then fired at numerous people, killing another six, five of whom were girls. Another six students were shot in the incident. The shooter ran through the hallway and into the courtyard where he contacted the police at 8:42,[20] according to the ministry at a press conference.[21] The shooter was in possession of two pistols: a CZ-75 Shadow 2 and a Ruger .22 LR variant pistol.[22][23][24]
Students who fled in panic after the shooting found shelter in the premises of a company located behind the school.[25] Njegoševa Street was closed down after the shooting.[26]
Casualties
The shooting resulted in the deaths of nine students – eight girls and one boy – and a security guard.[27][28][29][30] One of the deceased students was a French national, according to the French foreign ministry,[31] and another was the daughter of Dragan Kobiljski, a Serbian professional volleyball coach and former player.[32][33]
In addition, six students and a teacher were injured.[6][34][35] Of the injured, two boys and one girl were taken to the University Children's Hospital.[6][36] The boys received gunshot wounds to their lower extremities, while the girl received a severe head injury, and had to undergo surgery.[37] The boys and the teacher were later reported to be in a stable condition.[38] The critically injured girl died of her wounds on 15 May, bringing the death toll from the attack to ten.[39]
Investigation
External video | |
---|---|
![]() |
The shooter surrendered to the police and got arrested; the police soon revealed his name to the public.[21] The Higher Public Prosecutor's Office in Belgrade described him as a 13-year-old male seventh-grade student. At this age, he could not face criminal or misdemeanour charges due to the Law on juvenile offenders and criminal-law protection of juveniles setting the minimum age of criminal responsibility at 14; the case was referred to the Centre for Social Work.[40][41][42] Within the school system, disciplinary action could result, at most, in moving the student to another school.[43][note 3]
According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the shooter had been planning the event for a month, selecting specific classrooms to target first and compiling a list of priority students.[6][21][34] The ministry also reported that the shooter had received training at a shooting range alongside his father,[45] who legally owned the pistols used in the incident.[4][21][23][46] Reportedly, the shooter fired a total of 57 shots during the incident.[47] Described as a quiet and academically successful student, the shooter had recently joined the class which he targeted. The motive is currently under investigation by authorities.[6]
The shooter was placed in the Child and Adolescent Neurology and Psychiatry Clinic.[48][49][50][51] After the Military Medical Academy had administered a drug test, he was – according to his father's attorney Irina Borović – found not to have been under the influence of psychoactive drugs.[52][53] The judgment to keep the minor in the mental health institution is subject to periodic revision – conditionally pending parental consent (not as a strict requirement). As of 8 May, his mother granted permission.[54]
Both parents of the shooter were arrested shortly after the shooting;[23] the father was detained[40][55] and was questioned at a hearing on 5 May at the Higher Public Prosecutor's Office in Belgrade.[56] During the hearing, he denied committing crimes, while the Higher Public Prosecutor's Office proposed to the High Court to order the father into custody.[24] The court issued a judgment to keep him in custody for 30 days.[57]
Aftermath

President of Serbia Aleksandar Vučić addressed the public about the shooting later in the day, saying that he would propose new gun measures to the government, as well as lowering the minimum age of criminal responsibility from 14 to 12.[58] The government adopted the policy agenda the next day.[59] The new measures also included a moratorium on gun permits, more medical and psychological checks on gun owners, and hiring 1,200 police officers for schools.[60]
At a press conference, Education Minister Branko Ružić announced three national days of mourning starting from 5 May and a suspension of classes for the rest of the day, while Health Minister Danica Grujičić announced that the Institute of Mental Health would activate two telephone counselling helplines and increase access to in-person counselling, for those who feel the need for psychological support.[61][62] The National Theatre in Belgrade suspended all activities until 7 May.[63] Vučić also cancelled his attendance at the coronation of Charles III and Camilla in London; in response, Charles III expressed his condolences.[64][65]
A blood donation for the wounded students was organised at the Transfusion Institute following the shooting.[66][67]
On 8 May, the Serbian Ministry of Internal Affairs offered a one-month amnesty for surrendering illegal or unregistered weapons and ammunition.[68][69] The ministry reported that citizens handed over 5,937 weapons, 290,572 pieces of ammunition, and 468 explosive devices over the first three days.[70] On 11 May, the government formed the Council for peer violence prevention, headed by Prime Minister Ana Brnabić.[71]
On 4 May, KK Partizan wore the full black uniform in the EuroLeague Playoff Game 4 in Belgrade, honouring the victims of the shooting.[72] Slovenian NBA All-Star Luka Dončić offered to pay the funeral expenses of the murdered, though Belgrade's local administration later announced that it would do so instead.[73][74] After his team won the Croatian League for the 2022–23 season, the head coach of the Croatian professional volleyball team Mladost Ratko Peris, dedicated the title to Dragan Kobiljski's daughter killed in the shooting.[75]
Protests
Hundreds of citizens, including the parents of the students of the elementary school had gathered in front and around the elementary school after the shooting.[26][76] They later protested in front of the buildings of the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Education, where they demanded Ružić's resignation.[77][78] The protests grew larger the next day.[79][80] Citizens in cities like Novi Sad, Niš, Kragujevac, and in neighbouring countries, paid their respects on the day of the shooting.[81][82]
Following the shootings, opposition parties, namely the Ujedinjeni parliamentary group, People's Party, Do not let Belgrade drown, Together, Democratic Party, and Dveri announced that they would organise a protest against violence on 8 May.[83] The protestors met in front of the country's parliament before marching in silence through the streets near Serbian government offices to demanded the resignation of Vulin, Gašić, Ružić, and the council of the Regulatory Body for Electronic Media, as well as cancelling programmes that promote violence and shutting down media and tabloids that publish false news and violate the Journalistic Code.[83][84][85] In response, Prime Minister Brnabić accused them of "politicising" the shootings.[86] Tens of thousands of people gathered in Belgrade and several other cities in Serbia (Novi Sad, Kragujevac, Kraljevo, and Čačak) on 8 May for the "Serbia Against Violence" protest, reacting to two mass murders.[87][88] The protest in Belgrade, according to the organisers, was attended by approximately 50,000 demonstrators.[89] The second protest was held on 12 May; it began in front of the building of the National Assembly of Serbia while the demonstrators continued walking to the Gazela Bridge and it ended at Sava Centar.[90] A day later, another "Serbia Against Violence" protest was held in Kragujevac.[91]
Domino effect arrests
More than ten arrests were made in the first week following the shooting involving juveniles and/or school-related misdemeanours.
- On 5 May, a 13-year-old boy from Kruševac posted on his Instagram account that he planned to "repeat this massacre on Friday".[92]
- On 6 May, the police brought in for questioning a minor who was filming herself on TikTok and making fun of the murders at the Vračar school.[93]
- On 6 May, the police in Novi Sad arrested three minor boys who published photos of weapons they wanted to take to school.[94]
- On 6 May, the police in Niš arrested a 17-year-old because he threatened on his Instagram account that "more than 30 people will be killed in Niš."[95]
- On 6 May, the police in Sremska Mitrovica arrested a 22-year-old because he posted on social media that the subsequent shooting would be in Sremska Mitrovica.[96]
- On 7 May, a man from the Belgrade suburb of Leštane was arrested after calling the police, stating that he would commit a copycat massacre.[97]
- On 8 May, the police in Kikinda arrested an 18-year-old who posted a classroom drawing with bloody figures lying next to desks while one was holding an object similar to a handgun.[98]
- On 9 May, the police in Subotica apprehended a boy who planned to commit a massacre with a bomb. The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) found him.[99]
- On 9 May, an 18-year-old from Kraljevo was arrested because he posted on social media that the Vračar shooter was released from custody and would come to kill half of the students in his school.[100] The Kraljevo police also arrested two minor boys who posted photos from school on social media in which they were holding a handgun.[101]
- On 9 May, the police in Žabljak, Montenegro, apprehended a minor who expressed support to the Vračar shooter on social media.[102]
- On 10 May, the police in Sombor apprehended an 18-year-old who posted on social media and verbally confirmed that he would take an automatic rifle to his school.[103]
- On 10 May, the police in Vrnjačka Banja apprehended a 15-year-old who threatened his classmates on social media.[104]
Reactions

The UNICEF office in Serbia said that school "is not a place for violence of any kind". At the same time, the Serbian Patriarch Porfirije described it as a "catastrophe the likes of which had never happened to our people before".[105][106] The Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina declared 5 May a national day of mourning in the country following the shooting, while the Government of Montenegro declared 7 May a national day of mourning.[107][108]
At the press conference, Ružić said, "A cancerous, pernicious influence of Internet video games, so-called Western values, is evident".[109] Opposition parties called for his resignation due to the statement, including the Youth Initiative for Human Rights and the Independent Union of Educators of Serbia, which announced that it would suspend work in all schools from 4 May.[110][111][112] The Education Trade Union of Serbia announced that it would organise a general strike starting on 5 May and called on the government to "create conditions for a normal and safe life of children and employees in the education system".[113][114] Former education minister Srđan Verbić expressed his opposition to the dismissal of Ružić but said that "it would be good for the whole situation if he offered his resignation as a personal act". In contrast, former education minister Mladen Šarčević said the shooting "primarily occurred due to the carelessness of the parents".[115][116] By the end of the three-day national mourning, on 7 May, Ružić had resigned from the position.[117]
The Serbian Party Oathkeepers demanded an urgent session of the Education Committee at the National Assembly of Serbia, while the Movement for the Restoration of the Kingdom of Serbia called for "all reality shows that glorify violence" to be banned.[118] The Mayor of Belgrade, Aleksandar Šapić, expressed his condolences, adding that the city government would "provide any kind of help the families need".[119][120]
See also
Notes
- To own a gun in Serbia, citizens must prove a valid reason to own a gun, such as an ongoing threat to life or legitimate need for hunting or sport shooting, and must submit a medical report to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, which then instructs the submitter's personal physician to report whenever any relevant changes in their health occur.[1] The police may prohibit the possession of a weapon to an individual when they assess that the owner could misuse it.[2] Open carry is also not allowed, and concealed carry permits are rarely issued and require proof of a threat to life.[3]
- Named after Vladislav S. Ribnikar (1900–1955), Serbian journalist, director of Politika and Tanjug, and nephew of Vladislav F. Ribnikar.[10]
- Per the Law on foundations of the educational system and pedagogy.[43] Permanent exclusion from primary education is not legally possible.[44]
References
- Georgievski, Jovana (15 August 2022). "Kako su pištolji završili u rukama deteta i koliko ima oružja u Srbiji i na Balkanu". BBC News (in Serbian). Archived from the original on 3 May 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
- "Šta donosi novi Zakon o oružju?". B92 (in Serbian). 18 February 2015. Archived from the original on 29 August 2022. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
- Vasović, Aleksandar (3 May 2023). "Factbox: Serbia school shooting: what are the country's gun laws?". Reuters. Archived from the original on 3 May 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
Serbia, where a schoolboy opened fire on his classmates on Wednesday, has an entrenched gun culture, especially in rural areas, but also strict gun control laws.
- Sekularac, Ivana; Vasović, Aleksandar (3 May 2023). "Belgrade school shooting: boy kills 9 in planned attack". Reuters. Archived from the original on 3 May 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
Gun laws are very strict in Serbia but civilian gun ownership is also widespread.
- "Balkanski mentalitet: Srbija u vrhu po broju oružja na 100 stanovnika" ["Balkans mentality": Serbia near the top in the number of firearms per 100 people]. 021.rs (in Serbian). 27 June 2021. Archived from the original on 8 December 2022. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
- "Belgrade shooting: Huge police operation after Serbia school attack". BBC News. 3 May 2023. Archived from the original on 3 May 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
- Henley, Jon (3 May 2023). "Boy, 13, kills eight children and security guard in Belgrade school shooting". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 3 May 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
- Stevanović, Katarina (22 November 2019). "Pucnjava u školi u Velikoj Plani: Osumnjičeni uhapšen, nema povređenih" [Velika Plana: School shooting – suspect arrested, no injuries]. BBC News (in Serbian). Archived from the original on 3 May 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
- Savanović, Dunja (3 May 2023). "Nije prvi put da naoružani napadač uđe u školu, profesor priča kako su se borili" [It is not the first time that an armed attacker entered a school; the teacher talks about how they fought]. N1 (in Serbian). Archived from the original on 3 May 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
- "Ko je bio Vladislav Ribnikar, po kome nosi ime osnovna škola?". City Magazine (in Serbian). 4 May 2023. Archived from the original on 4 May 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- Dubičanin, Ivona (4 May 2023). "Osnovnu školu "Vladislav Ribnikar" danas pamtimo po tragediji- evo po čemu je nekada bila poznata". City Magazine (in Serbian). Archived from the original on 5 May 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- Djermanovic, Tamara (3 May 2023). "Triste Serbia: recuerdos de una antigua alumna del colegio de Belgrado que ha sufrido una matanza". El País (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 5 May 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- Popović, Ana (25 January 2021). "Naslovnice "Politike" kao nastavno sredstvo". Politika (in Serbian). Archived from the original on 19 October 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- Vasiljević, Branka (4 September 2016). "Pola veka francuskog jezika u školi "Vladislav Ribnikar"". Politika (in Serbian). Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- "OŠ "Vladislav Ribnikar" – Vračar (Beograd)". Edukacija.rs (in Serbian). Archived from the original on 5 May 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
- "École Vladislav Ribnikar, Serbie". LabelFrancÉducation (in French). Archived from the original on 3 October 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- Bilešić, Romana (4 May 2023). "Beogradska škola za elitu: Može primiti do 1000 učenika, a od prvog razreda tu uče francuski". 24sata.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- "Pucnjava na Vračaru, ima mrtvih" [Shooting in Vračar, multiple fatalities]. B92 (in Serbian). 3 May 2023. Archived from the original on 3 May 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
- Žerajić, Slobodanka (4 May 2023). "Suze, muk i neverica nakon masovnog ubistva u beogradskoj školi: Ovako se Srbija oprašta od stradalih" [Tears, silence and disbelief after the mass murder in the Belgrade school: This is how Serbia says goodbye to the victims]. Telegraf (in Serbian). Archived from the original on 3 May 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
- "Tragedija u Beogradu: Učenik osumnjičen da je ubio osmoro dece u školi i čuvara, napad planirao mesecima – policija" [Eight children and a guard killed in a school in the centre of Belgrade; the suspect student and his parents have been arrested; two wounded children are in critical condition]. BBC News (in Serbian). 3 May 2023. Archived from the original on 3 May 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
- "MUP: Dečak se sam prijavio, imao spisak i plan i molotovljeve koktele" [MUP: The boy turned himself in; he had a list and a plan and Molotov cocktails]. N1 (in Serbian). 3 May 2023. Archived from the original on 3 May 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
- "Ima li dece u streljani – kada maloletnik može da proba gađanje vatrenim oružjem" [Are there children in the shooting range – when can a minor try shooting a firearm]. Radio Television of Serbia. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
- Picheta, Rob (3 May 2023). "A school shooting has rocked Serbia. Here's what we know". CNN. Archived from the original on 3 May 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
- "Završeno saslušanje oca dečaka koji je pucao školi na Vračaru". N1 (in Serbian). 5 May 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
- ""Krenuli su da beže, uleteo je stampedo": Otkriveno gde su deca pobegla nakon masakra u školi". B92 (in Serbian). 11 May 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
- "Građani se okupili na Vračaru, šetnja i do ministarstva, uzvikivali: "Ostavka"" [Citizens gathered in Vračar, walked to the ministry, shouted: "Resignation"]. N1 (in Serbian). 3 May 2023. Archived from the original on 3 May 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
- "Pucnjava u školi na Vračaru – MUP: Stradalo osam učenika i radnik obezbeđenja, šestoro dece i nastavnica povređeni, napadač uhapšen" [Shooting at a school in Vračar – eight students and a security guard killed; six children and teacher injured; attacker and his parents detained]. Radio Television of Serbia (in Serbian). 3 May 2023. Archived from the original on 3 May 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
- "Pucnjava u osnovnoj školi u Beogradu: MUP potvrdio da je ubijeno osmoro dece i radnik obezbeđenja" [Shooting at an elementary school in Belgrade: MUP confirmed that eight children and a security guard were killed]. Danas (in Serbian). 3 May 2023. Archived from the original on 3 May 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
- Schmitz, Rob; Chappell, Bill (3 May 2023). "A student and his father are detained after 9 die in school shooting in Serbia". NPR. Archived from the original on 3 May 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
- "Girl wounded in Serbia school shooting dies, becoming 10th victim". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
- Picheta, Rob; Pennington, Josh; Gigova, Radina; Croffey, Amy (3 May 2023). "Serbia in shock after school shooting leaves eight children and a security guard dead". CNN. Archived from the original on 3 May 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
- "Poruka koja slama srce: Poznati srpski sportaš i supruga izgubili kćer u masakru pa objavom dirnuli regiju". Jutarnji list (in Croatian). 6 May 2023. Archived from the original on 7 May 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
- "Oglasila se porodica sportiste Kobiljskog čija je ćerka ubijena: "Molimo se za sve naše anđele"". B92 (in Serbian). 6 May 2023. Archived from the original on 6 May 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
- "UŽIVO Ispred škole na Vračaru: Nastavnici se bore za život, osmoro mrtvih, roditelji i deca plaču" [LIVE In front of the school in Vračar: Teachers fighting for their lives, eight dead, parents and children crying]. Telegraf (in Serbian). 3 May 2023. Archived from the original on 3 May 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
- "Ovo je dečak koji je pucao u školi, ubio 8 drugara, čuvara i teško ranio nastavnicu istorije" [This is the boy who was shooting at the school; killed 8 friends, a guard and seriously wounded the history teacher]. Telegraf (in Serbian). 3 May 2023. Archived from the original on 3 May 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
- "NAJCRNJI DAN U SRBIJI Najmanje devetoro mrtvih u masovnoj pucnjavi u školi, sedam đaka u operacionoj sali, jednoj devojčici se bore za život" [THE BLACKEST DAY IN SERBIA – At least nine dead in a mass shooting at a school, seven students in the operating room, one girl is fighting for her life]. NOVA portal (in Serbian). 3 May 2023. Archived from the original on 3 May 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
- Pašić, Danijela (3 May 2023). "Direktor Tiršove: Devojčica vitalno ugrožena, ima teške povrede mozga" [Director of Tiršova: The girl is vitally endangered, has severe brain injury]. N1 (in Serbian). Archived from the original on 3 May 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
- "Ohrabrujuće vesti: Nove informacije iz Kliničkog centra Srbije o povređenima u pucnjavi u OŠ "Vladislav Ribnikar"" [Encouraging news: New information from the Clinical Centre of Serbia about the injured in the Vladislav Ribnikar Elementary School shooting]. Danas (in Serbian). 3 May 2023. Archived from the original on 3 May 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
- "Preminula devojčica povređena u pucnjavi u "Ribnikaru"". N1 (in Serbian). 15 May 2023. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
- "VJT: Ocu određeno zadržavanje, dečak nije krivično odgovoran". N1 (in Serbian). 3 May 2023. Archived from the original on 3 May 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
- Gec, Jovana; Stojanović, Dušan (3 May 2023). "Police: Serbia school shooter had list of students to target". Associated Press. Archived from the original on 3 May 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
- "Da li učeniku koji je osumnjičen da je izazvao tragediju u OŠ "Vladislav Ribnikar" može da bude izrečena vaspitna ili kaznena mera?" [Can the student suspected of having caused the Vladislav Ribnikar Elementary School tragedy get a corrective or punitive sanction?]. Danas (in Serbian). 4 May 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
- Krasić, Daniela Ilić (3 May 2023). "Šta kaže zakon: Koja kazna preti dečaku koji je pucao u školi na Vračaru". N1 (in Serbian). Archived from the original on 3 May 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
- "Ružić: Nulta tolerancija za prikrivanje nasilja". RTV Studio B (in Serbian). 26 November 2022. Archived from the original on 29 January 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
- "Gašić: Uhapšen i otac napadača, dečak vežbao gađanje u streljani". Danas (in Serbian). 3 May 2023. Archived from the original on 3 May 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
- "Eight children, security guard killed in Serbia school shooting". Al Jazeera. 3 May 2023. Archived from the original on 3 May 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
- "Dečak je ispalio 57 metaka i stao; Otkriven ključan detalj zašto". B92 (in Serbian). 5 May 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- "Vučić: Dečak smešten u Kliniku za neuropsihijatriju, Srbija ujedinjena u tuzi". N1 (in Serbian). 3 May 2023. Archived from the original on 3 May 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
- "Predsednik Vučić se obraća javnosti danas popodne". Danas (in Serbian). 3 May 2023. Archived from the original on 3 May 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
- "Predsednik Aleksandar Vučić se obraća javnosti nakon masakra na Vračaru: Konferencija počela minutom ćutanja". 24sedam (in Serbian). 3 May 2023. Archived from the original on 3 May 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
- "Maloletnik osumnjičen za pucnjavu u školi na Vračaru smešten na Kliniku za neurologiju i psihijatriju" [Juvenile Vračar school shooting suspect admitted to the Neurology and Psychiatry Clinic]. Danas (in Serbian). 4 May 2023. Archived from the original on 4 May 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
- "Advokatica: Rezultat toksikološkog nalaza dečaka je negativan". N1 (in Serbian). 4 May 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
- "Advokat oca dečaka ubice Irina Borović: Dečak je na VMA radi toksikološke analize" [Killer boy father's attorney Irina Borović: The boy is at the VMA for a drug test]. Radio Television of Vojvodina (in Serbian). 3 May 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
- "Zločin i kazna: Šta će biti s maloletnim ubicom" [Crime and Punishment: What will happen to the juvenile killer]. Vreme (in Serbian). 8 May 2023. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
"Otišao je u psihijatrijsku ustanovu, izvršen je pregled, i njegova majka je dala saglasnost da tamo bude smešten. I bez te saglasnosti možda bi mogao da i prinudno bude tamo smešten. Nakon prvog zadržavanja sud u vanparničnom postupku produžava tu meru tri do šest meseci uz saglasnost, ali u ekstremnim slučajevima kao što je ovaj, moglo bi i bez saglasnosti majke da produži meru, s tim što sud na svaka tri meseca preispituje svoju odluku da li može da bude zadržan", rekao je Delibašić.
transl. ""He was sent to a psychiatric institution, an examination was carried out, and his mother consented for him to be placed there. Even without her consent, he could be placed there forcibly. After the first detention, the adjudicating court in the non-contentious matters proceeding could extend that measure for three to six months, with consent, but in extreme cases such as this one, it could also extend the measure without consent of the mother, provided that that it reviews its decision on whether he can be kept on a three-montly basis," said Delibašić." - "Uhapšen otac dečaka koji je pucao u školi na Vračaru". N1 (in Serbian). 3 May 2023. Archived from the original on 3 May 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
- "Tužilac: Sutra saslušanje oca dečka koji je pucao". N1 (in Serbian). 4 May 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
- "Određen pritvor ocu napadača iz škole "Vladislav Ribnikar"". N1 (in Serbian). 5 May 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
- "Predsednik Srbije predložio izmene zakona o oružju nakon pucnjave u školi". Radio Free Europe (in Serbian). 3 May 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
- "Uvode se testovi na drogu u školama: Vlada usvojila 10 Vučićevih mera". N1 (in Serbian). 4 May 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
- "Factbox: How countries have legislated after mass shootings". Reuters. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
- "Ružić: Trodnevna žalost u celoj Srbiji zbog tragedije u školi na Vračaru". Insajder (in Serbian). 3 May 2023. Archived from the original on 3 May 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
- "Prof. dr Danica Grujičić: Institut za mentalno zdravlje pružiće podršku svima posle pucnjave u OŠ "Vladislav Ribnikar"". Danas (in Serbian). 3 May 2023. Archived from the original on 3 May 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
- "BLOG: Ministri: Dečak duže vreme pripremao napad, ocu određeno zadržavanje VIDEO". N1 (in Serbian). 3 May 2023. Archived from the original on 3 May 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
- "Vučić otkazao odlazak na krunisanje kralja Čarlsa III". B92 (in Serbian). 4 May 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
- "Kralj Čarls pisao Vučiću: Najdublje saučešće srpskom narodu i porodicama žrtava". N1 (in Serbian). 5 May 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
- "Nakon pucnjave, građani u redovima za davanje krvi u Beogradu (FOTO)". N1 (in Serbian). 3 May 2023. Archived from the original on 3 May 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
- "Veliki odziv za davanje krvi: Iz Zavoda apeluju na ljude da nastave da dolaze!". 24sedam (in Serbian). 3 May 2023. Archived from the original on 3 May 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
- "MUP se ponovo oglasio i objasnio: Predajte, ne morate da dolazite..." B92 (in Serbian). 8 May 2023. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
- Brown, Kris (10 May 2023). "Serbia acted after two mass shootings – the US has done nothing despite 200 this year". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
- "Oglasio se MUP: 5.937". B92 (in Serbian). 11 May 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
- "Vlada Srbije formirala Savet za sprečavanje vršnjačkog nasilja". B92 (in Serbian). 11 May 2023. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
- "Poseban dres Partizana u čast žrtava tragedije na Vračaru". B92 (in Serbian). 4 May 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
- "Dončić plaća troškove sahrane ubijenih u masakru". B92 (in Serbian). 4 May 2023. Archived from the original on 4 May 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
- "Grad Beograd organizuje i pokriva troškove sahrana žrtava iz "Ribnikara"". N1 (in Serbian). 5 May 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
- "Hrvat posvetio titulu devojčici ubijenoj na Vračaru". B92 (in Serbian). 7 May 2023. Archived from the original on 7 May 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- Popović, Darko (3 May 2023). "Roditelji ispred PU Vračar – žele da saznaju gde su im deca". N1 (in Serbian). Archived from the original on 3 May 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
- "Građani se okupili na Vračaru, prošetali do ministarstva: "Sve treba da stane"". N1 (in Serbian). 3 May 2023. Archived from the original on 3 May 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
- Čolić, Nina; Radovanović, Vojin (3 May 2023). "Građani zatražili ostavku ministra prosvete na protestu povodom tragedije u OŠ "Vladislav Ribnikar"". Danas (in Serbian). Retrieved 3 May 2023.
- "BLOG: Protest i okupljanje u Beogradu, građani u suzama, ostavljaju igračke". N1 (in Serbian). 4 May 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
- Žerajić, Slobodanka (4 May 2023). "Suze, muk i neverica nakon masovnog ubistva u beogradskoj školi: Ovako se Srbija oprašta od stradalih". Telegraf (in Serbian). Archived from the original on 3 May 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
- Stefanović, Jelena (3 May 2023). "Tuga obavila i Novi Sad: Građani pale sveće i donose igračke za žrtve masakra na Vračaru". Telegraf (in Serbian). Retrieved 3 May 2023.
- "Dvoje ranjenih u kritičnom stanju, širom Srbije i regiona počast stradalima u školi "Vladislav Ribnikar"". Radio Television of Serbia (in Serbian). 4 May 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
- "Opozicija pozvala građane u šetnju protiv nasilja u ponedeljak". N1 (in Serbian). 5 May 2023. Archived from the original on 5 May 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
- "Protestni skup 8. maja: Šta su sve zahtevi opozicije?". N1 (in Serbian). 6 May 2023. Archived from the original on 6 May 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
- "Serbians march in silent protest against gun violence after last week's shootings". The Guardian. 8 May 2023. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
- "Brnabić: Opozicija politizuje dve duboke tragedije da bi napala Vučića i vlast". Novinska agencija Beta (in Serbian). 6 May 2023. Archived from the original on 6 May 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
- "Nakon dva masakra u Beogradu održan veliki prosvjed: 'Na ulice je izašlo 50.000 ljudi!'". Jutarnji list (in Croatian). 8 May 2023. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
- ""Srbija protiv nasilja": Na velikim prosvjedima u nizu gradova traži se gašenje medija koji promoviraju mržnju i nasilje". Novi list (in Croatian). 8 May 2023. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
- "Protest protiv nasilja: Građani tražili ostavke, organizatori – na ulici 50.000". N1 (in Serbian). 8 May 2023. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
- Savanović, Dunja (12 May 2023). "UŽIVO: "Srbija protiv nasilja": Gazela još blokirana, građani se polako razilaze". N1 (in Serbian). Retrieved 12 May 2023.
- "Ustala je Srbija: Poruka sa skupa u Kragujevcu". Danas (in Serbian). 13 May 2023. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
- "Učenik pretio: "Ja ću da ponovim ovaj masakr"". B92 (in Serbian). 7 May 2023. Archived from the original on 7 May 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- "Privedena devojčica koja je ismevala masakr i veličala ubicu". B92 (in Serbian). 6 May 2023. Archived from the original on 6 May 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- "Hapšenje maloletnika u Novom Sadu: Objavili fotografije oružja koje su hteli da ponesu u školu". B92. 6 May 2023. Archived from the original on 6 May 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- "Hapšenje u Nišu, maloletnik najavljivao masakr". B92 (in Serbian). 6 May 2023. Archived from the original on 6 May 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- "Pretnja pucnjavom u Sremskoj Mitrovici". B92 (in Serbian). 6 May 2023. Archived from the original on 6 May 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- "Uhapšen muškarac iz Leštana kraj Beograda zbog pretnji da će počiniti masakar". Danas (in Serbian). 7 May 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- "Kikinda: Uhapšen mladić koji je širio paniku u svom razredu". Radio Television of Vojvodina (in Serbian). 8 May 2023. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
- "FBI upozorio Srbiju: Maloletnik vam razmišlja o pravljenju bombe". B92 (in Serbian). 9 May 2023. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
- "Policija uhapsila Kraljevčanina zbog izazivanja panike u školi". Politika (in Serbian). 9 May 2023. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
- "Uhapšena dva učenika zbog fotografija na društvenim mrežama u Kraljevu". Politika (in Serbian). 9 May 2023. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
- Bojanić, Žane (9 May 2023). "Žabljak: Maloljetnik procesuiran zbog objave kojom je podržao masakr u Beogradu". Dan (in Serbian). Retrieved 10 May 2023.
- "Sombor: Uhapšen osamnaestogodišnji učenik zbog pretnji". Radio Television of Vojvodina (in Serbian). 10 May 2023. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
- "Pretio drugarima iz odeljenja: Uhapšen tinejdžer iz Vrnjačke Banje". B92 (in Serbian). 10 May 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
- Đorđević, Katarina (3 May 2023). "UNICEF: sva deca moraju da budu sigurna i bezbedna u školi". Politika (in Serbian). Archived from the original on 3 May 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
- "Patrijarh: Katastrofa u školi kakva se u našem narodu nikad nije dogodila". Politika. 3 May 2023. Archived from the original on 3 May 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
- "Proglašen dan žalosti u BiH povodom stravične tragedije u Beogradu" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. 4 May 2023. Archived from the original on 4 May 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
- "Nedelja Dan žalosti u Crnoj Gori zbog tragičnih događaja u Srbiji". N1 (in Serbian). 5 May 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
- "Ružić: Poguban uticaj zapadnih vrednosti". Nedeljnik (in Serbian). 3 May 2023. Archived from the original on 3 May 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
- "Opozicija i sindikat traže smenu ministra Ružića, Dačić: "Ostavka relativno pitanje"". Euronews (in Serbian). 4 May 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
- "Nezavisni sindikat prosvetnih radnika Srbije: Sutra obustava rada u svim školama". Danas (in Serbian). 3 May 2023. Archived from the original on 3 May 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
- "Inicijativa mladih traži ostavku ministra Ružića zbog 'političke instrumentalizacije tragedije'". Novinska agencija Beta (in Serbian). 4 May 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
- "Sindikat radnika u prosveti Srbije u petak stupa u štrajk". N1 (in Serbian). 3 May 2023. Archived from the original on 3 May 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
- "Sindikati prosvetara traže reakciju državnih organa". Danas (in Serbian). 3 May 2023. Archived from the original on 3 May 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
- "Bivši ministar protiv smene Ružića, ali kaže – dobro bi bilo da ponudi ostavku". N1 (in Serbian). 3 May 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
- "Šarčević: Ovo je, pre svega, nebriga roditelja". N1 (in Serbian). 3 May 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
- "Branko Ružić podneo ostavku". N1 (in Serbian). 7 May 2023. Archived from the original on 7 May 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- "Političari se oglasili o užasnom zločinu u školi u na Vračaru". NOVA portal (in Serbian). 3 May 2023. Archived from the original on 3 May 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
- "Šapić uputio saučešće porodicama nastradale dece i radniku obezbeđenja: Grad će nastojati da pruži svaku vrstu pomoći". Blic (in Serbian). 3 May 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
- "Aleksandar Šapić uputio saučešće porodicama nastradalih u OŠ Vladislav Ribnikar". Danas (in Serbian). 3 May 2023. Archived from the original on 3 May 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2023.