Overview

• Uros Blazic, 21, was sentenced to 20 years in prison, the maximum penalty under Serbian law for offenders under 21 years old.
• Blazic used an automatic rifle to randomly target young people across two villages near Belgrade on May 4, 2023, killing nine and wounding 12.
• The attack occurred one day after Serbia's first school shooting, where a teenager killed nine classmates and a guard in central Belgrade.
• The tragedies led to national shock, street protests, and a government crackdown on illegal gun ownership in Serbia.
• Blazic's father, Radisa Blazic, was also sentenced to 20 years for illegal possession of the firearms used in the attack.