Overview

• The 17-year-old victim, identified as M. M., succumbed to stab wounds in a Novi Pazar hospital overnight after the July 30 altercation.
• Three friends—J. E. (17), M. S. (19) and M. H. (18)—suffered non-life-threatening injuries and remain hospitalized in stable condition.
• The confrontation broke out around 10 p.m. outside a central Novi Pazar venue following a verbal dispute that escalated into violence.
• All four youths are of Serbian heritage from Renon in Italy’s Province of Bolzano and were visiting the city on holiday.
• Authorities have not established a motive and continue to search for two additional suspects in the ongoing investigation.