Zrinski Topolovac shooting

The Zrinski Topolovac shooting was a mass shooting that occurred in Zrinski Topolovac, Bjelovar-Bilogora County, Croatia on 1 January 1993, when 28-year-old soldier Vinko Palić killed nine people and wounded seven others at a New Year's Eve party, before committing suicide.^[1]

Zrinski Topolovac shooting
Location	Zrinski Topolovac, Bjelovar-Bilogora County, Croatia
Coordinates	46.0231°N 16.7524°E / 46.0231; 16.7524
Date	1 January 1993
Attack type	Mass shooting Murder-suicide
Weapons	Automatic rifle
Deaths	10 (including the perpetrator)
Injured	7 (6 at the clergy house)
Perpetrator	Vinko Palić

Shooting

In the first hours of 1 January 1993 in the Zrinski Topolovac clergy house, the party (attended by about 40 people) took place. During the party, Vinko Palić and another man disputed over a woman. After the dispute, Palić went home, at home he changed into a military uniform, took an automatic rifle and returned to the party. At the party, he shot dead 8 guests, including his rival, the woman who he disputed over and his brother, and injured 6 others. He also killed one police officer and wounded another when they arrived on call. The shooting lasted two hours, during the shooting he spared the priest, saying "You, I won't, you're a priest". After the shooting, he committed suicide.^[2][3][4]

Perpetrator

Vinko Palić (28) was a soldier of the 105th Brigade of the Croatian Army. He had returned from the Croatian War of Independence two weeks before the shooting. Another weapon was found in his house.^[3]