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Crete Village Shooting Leaves At Least 2 Dead and 14 Injured in Vorizia

Police are investigating a possible vendetta linked to a bombing hours earlier.

Overview

  • Unknown gunmen opened fire early Saturday in Vorizia, with local reports describing thousands of rounds striking homes, vehicles and residents.
  • Victims include children, and local media reported two people were critically wounded in addition to the two fatalities.
  • A bomb exploded at a village construction site the previous night, causing major property damage, according to police.
  • Special police units swept houses in the village and remained deployed as the investigation continued.
  • Some wounded were driven to hospitals in cars and tractors because ambulances initially held back for safety reasons.