Murder in Velika Gorica: Man kills woman with rifle and flees

(Patria) - A horrific crime occurred this morning shortly after 10 a.m. in Velika Gorica, where a man shot and killed a woman with a rifle and fled.

A large number of police officers are on the ground searching for him.

- A neighbor ran to our house, crying out 'help', something sounded like a firecracker. She rushed inside and he shot her.

I quickly pulled my mother upstairs so he wouldn't hit us too - a witness, into whose house they burst, told Jutarnji list.

He added that there was a lot of blood, but at first they weren't sure if the woman was dead. However, her death was later confirmed.

The police urged citizens not to leave their homes, and the witness said he heard gunshots near his house.