Serb Urosh Blazic, 21, suspected of killing eight people and injuring 12 others, has confessed to the crime, Serbian media reported, citing a statement from the prosecutor's office.. A measure of restraint was chosen for him in the form of detention for up to 30 days.

\! I didn’t know those people, I shot because I wanted to scare the locals,” the suspect said..

Blazic is charged with aggravated murder, kidnapping, and violating the rules for the circulation of weapons and explosives..

“He is suspected of killing eight people with shots from automatic weapons late in the evening and at night on the territory of Smederevo and Mladenovac. In addition, while fleeing from the scene, he first illegally used someone else’s vehicle, and then threatened with a grenade the taxi driver and the pregnant passenger of the car and forced the driver to take him to the place where he was arrested, ”the report says..

The taxi driver called the police as soon as he dropped Blazic off at his destination.

“He didn’t kill him and the pregnant passenger, most likely because he ran out of ammo.. And if he had activated a grenade in the car, he would have died himself, but he didn’t want that, ”law enforcement officers suggest.

During a search of the suspect's home and the premises he used, a large amount of weapons and ammunition was found..

The murder committed by Blazic became the second consecutive tragedy in Serbia. On the morning of May 3, a 14-year-old student fired at a school in Belgrade, killing eight children and a security guard, six more children and one teacher are in intensive care after being injured. After that, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic proposed lowering the age of criminal responsibility from 14 to 12 years..