Kragujevac Shooting: Man Shot in Novi Bubanj Dies at 40
A man wounded Monday in Novi Bubanj has died of his injuries. Suspect V. D. (28) is charged with attempted murder; no change of charge has been announced.
Two days after a shooting at the intersection of Prvog Maja and Milovana Gusica streets in Kragujevac, M. C. (40) has died. He was allegedly shot with a pistol by V. D. (28), also from Kragujevac. His death was announced on the morning of Wednesday, September 30. The suspect was arrested the same day the shots were fired and has so far been charged with attempted murder.
The shooting in the Novi Bubanj neighborhood took place on Monday, September 28, 2026, at around 8:10 a.m. We reported earlier on the wounding and the arrest. The victim’s death changes the consequence of the act the suspect is accused of, so the question of the charge now rests with the prosecutor’s office.
What happened in Novi Bubanj?
The shooting was preceded by a clash involving several people, the Higher Public Prosecutor’s Office in Kragujevac confirmed. Kurir reports that it was a mass brawl. M. C. was hit in the stomach area, taken by ambulance to the University Clinical Center Kragujevac (UKC), where he underwent emergency surgery and was placed in intensive care.
Criminal investigators and forensic technicians from the Kragujevac Police Department carried out the on-site examination. The investigation into all circumstances of the event is ongoing.
What did the hospital say before his death?
The day after the shooting, on September 29, UKC Kragujevac issued a statement on the patient’s condition:
The patient who suffered serious bodily injuries from a firearm wound has been hospitalized in the Intensive Care Unit. The patient is in life-threatening condition and under constant supervision of the multidisciplinary team of the Emergency Center
The following morning it was announced that M. C. had died of his injuries.
What is known about the suspect’s arrest?
According to the police statement, V. D. fled by car after the shot; the car was later found damaged. Police soon located and arrested him, and also recovered the pistol from which the shot is suspected to have been fired. The Kragujevac Police Department’s statement says:
He is suspected of having wounded a 40-year-old man with a pistol shot at the intersection of Prvog Maja and Milovana Gusica streets, and then fleeing
According to Telegraf, V. D. was ordered held for up to 48 hours, after which he was due to be questioned at the Higher Public Prosecutor’s Office in Kragujevac. The published statements say nothing about a decision on pretrial detention.
Telegraf also reports that the investigation is checking earlier unresolved disputes between those involved in the clash. No official statement has confirmed that as a motive so far.
Will the charge change?
The Interior Ministry (MUP) charged V. D. with attempted murder. Now that the injured man is no longer alive, the prosecutor’s office is expected to take a position on the charge, but neither the MUP nor the Higher Public Prosecutor’s Office in Kragujevac has said so far that it has been changed.
Until then, what was announced at the arrest stands: V. D. is suspected of attempted murder. His guilt has not been established and cannot be established before a final verdict.
