Vidovci shooting
| Vidovci shooting | |
|---|---|
| Location | Vidovci, Požega, Požega-Slavonia County, Slavonia, Croatia |
| Date | July 6, 1995 |
Attack type | Mass shooting |
| Weapons | Zastava M70 |
| Deaths | 7 (including the perpetrator) |
| Perpetrator | Josip Capan Joko |
The Vidovci shooting was a mass shooting that occurred on July 6, 1995, at Vidovci, Požega, Požega-Slavonia County, Slavonia, Croatia. Josip Capan Joko killed 6 members of the Tolić family.[1][2]
Shooting[]
On the evening before July 6, 1995, in Vidovci, former legionnaire Josip Capan Joko (44) was arrested for masturbating in front of the Tolić family home. He decided to take revenge for it. On July 6, 1995, Josip Capan shot dead six members of the Tolić family. They were a father, mother, three children and a grandmother. They were all shot in the head. He then detonated an explosive device in their home, killing himself.[1][2]
References[]
Categories:
- 1995 mass shootings in Europe
- Mass shootings in Croatia
- 1995 crimes in Croatia
- 1995 in Croatia
- Family murders
- Murder–suicides in Croatia