Nis Man, 50, Points Gun at Waiter, Held for 30 Days

The Nis Police Directorate has arrested P.K. (1976), a local man, on suspicion that he pointed a gun at a waiter and other staff inside a bar. The arrest in Nis was carried out on the order of the Basic Public Prosecutor’s Office in Nis.

The suspect is charged with illegal production, possession, carrying and trafficking of weapons and explosive materials. Police announced the arrest on August 3, 2026. The case reached court the same day.

He followed the waiter, then went in after him

According to the police account, the suspect left a bar in Nis the previous night. He then followed a 53 year old waiter in his car.

The waiter, the police statement says, noticed he was being followed and went back into the bar. The suspect came in after him.

Inside, police say, he pointed a gun at the waiter and at other staff. Police have not said that anyone was injured.

The sequence of events, as laid out by the Nis Police Directorate, runs as follows:

• the suspect leaves the bar and follows the waiter by car
• the waiter notices he is being followed and goes back inside
• the suspect enters the bar and points a gun at the waiter and other staff
• police arrest him and hand him over to the prosecutor the same day

Up to 30 days in detention on the prosecutor’s request

The suspect was brought before the basic public prosecutor in Nis. After questioning, at the prosecutor’s request, a pretrial judge ordered him held in detention for up to 30 days.

The Interior Ministry (MUP) has not said whether the gun was found and seized, or whether the suspect holds a weapons permit. There is also no information on whether the two men knew each other beforehand.

P.K. is presumed innocent until a final verdict.

Why did the whole case wrap up in one day?

Because barely a single shift passed between the report and the court ruling. The incident happened overnight, according to the police statement, the arrest followed the same day, and detention was ordered before that day was over. Cases where the suspect’s identity and location are known right away tend to move exactly this fast.

Not the first gun pulled in a bar this summer

We reported earlier this month on the attack in a café garden in Lazarevac, in which five people were injured. There too, the target was a bar full of people.

The difference lies in who was in the line of fire. In the Nis case, police say, the gun was pointed at staff, and the waiter had already been followed all the way to the bar.

The 30 day detention runs from the moment of arrest. How far the investigation gets within that window depends on the Basic Public Prosecutor’s Office in Nis, which is handling the case.