However, the security forces also deployed a helicopter and followed his tracks, as a result of which they effectively approached him at the house of his relative where he was hiding, and without further problems arrested him in the village of Vignista, near Kragujevac.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs of the country immediately hurried to publish his photo, and a lot of information about his past was also given.

According to Serbian media, The 21-year-old had a violent past, a criminal record and misdemeanors, and multiple allegations of violent assaults.

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic promised at a press conference in Belgrade on Friday that Serbia would “cleanse its weapons” and that the attacker would spend the rest of his life in prison.

He announced a “freeze” on the issuance of all weapons licenses in Serbia, regardless of the type of weapon, as well as tougher penalties for illegal possession of weapons. He also suggested that all legal gun owners in Serbia undergo a medical and psychiatric examination.

“I even proposed the death penalty to the government in this case, but I was told that this is not allowed by international conventions,” Mr. Vučić said, adding that the 21-year-old man “will never see the light of day again.” He will remain forever imprisoned.

According to the President of Serbia, it was a terrorist attack, although it is more likely that it was a personal dispute that escalated into a massacre. “It was an attack on all of us,” he said.

Source: Tanyug, Reuters, N1, B92