Overview
- An hours-long exchange of gunfire in the mountain village of Vorizia saw thousands of shots fired at homes and vehicles, according to local reports.
- A 37-year-old man and a 57-year-old woman were killed and at least 14 people were wounded, including children, with some in serious condition.
- Heavily equipped police units remain deployed in the village and are guarding separate hospitals in Heraklion where injured members of the rival families were taken.
- Emergency crews initially held back from entering Vorizia, and residents used private cars and tractors to transport the wounded to medical care.
- Greek media attribute the violence to a long-running feud between two families, and authorities confirm a bomb detonated at a construction site the previous night, causing significant damage.