Darko Veskovic Prika killed in Kumodraz as police search for gunman
On the evening of June 22, N1, Kurir, and Novosti reported a shooting in a cafe in Kumodraz 2 / Vozdovac: one man was killed and another was wounded and taken to VMA. N1 and Novosti identify the killed man as Darko Veskovic, known as Prika; N1, citing Nova.rs, adds that a first-instance 15-year sentence annulled two months earlier concerned the 2018 killing of Blazo Djurovic. Kurir writes that the attacker fled, police launched the Vihor 3 operation, and investigators are establishing the circumstances and motive.
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Darko Veskovic Prika killed in cafe shooting in Kumodraz
N1 reports at 19:33 that the man killed on the afternoon of June 22 in a Kumodraz cafe was Darko Veskovic, known as Prika; according to N1's unofficial information, an unidentified man being sought shot him in the head. N1 recalls that at about 15:40 in a cafe in Kumodraz 2 an unidentified man opened fire, wounding one person and killing another. Citing Nova.rs, the outlet writes that Veskovic was one of two defendants in the case over the killing of Blazo Djurovic outside his home in Dusanovac in March 2018; the Belgrade Higher Court sentenced him to 15 years in prison, but the Court of Appeal annulled that verdict and ordered a retrial two months before the current killing.
Darko Veskovic Prika killed in Kumodraz; doctors at VMA fight for wounded man's life
Kurir writes that Darko Veskovic, known as Prika, 46, was killed around 16:00 on June 22 in a shooting at a cafe in Belgrade's Kumodraz neighborhood. According to Kurir's source, at about 15:40 one man died at the scene from gunshot wounds, while another man who was with him was taken to VMA with serious injuries for further diagnostics. According to the outlet's initial information, an armed attacker entered the venue and opened fire; police deployed strong forces, secured the area, began the scene investigation, are searching for the attacker, and are establishing the motive and circumstances.
Novosti: Darko Veskovic Prika killed
Novosti reports at 17:30 that on June 22 Darko Veskovic, known as Prika, was killed in a cafe in Kumodraz. The outlet recalls that a shooting happened around 16:00 in which one person was killed and another wounded; according to its account, in a cafe bar in Kumodraz one person fired several shots at two men. Novosti adds that the attacker fled after the killing and that the Vihor 3 operation is in force.