Revolver Attack at Velika Plana Café Ends in Charges After Guest Disarms Suspect

Revolver Attack at Velika Plana Café Ends in Charges After Guest Disarms Suspect
On November 11 at around 3 p.m., a 52-year-old man identified by the initials S. K. allegedly entered a café in Velika Plana carrying a revolver and fired several shots. Police in Smederevo later submitted a criminal complaint to the Higher Public Prosecutor’s Office against him, citing suspected public endangerment and illegal possession and carrying of weapons.

The incident was halted when one of the café’s patrons confronted the man and took the weapon from him. During the struggle, the suspect suffered serious facial injuries, while the patron sustained minor injuries. The suspect was transferred to the Military Medical Academy in Belgrade for further treatment.

According to the prosecution’s account, an on-duty prosecutor and Smederevo police officers conducted an on-site investigation immediately after the shooting. The charges relate to public endangerment under Article 278 of Serbia’s Criminal Code and the unauthorized manufacture, possession, carrying or trafficking of weapons and explosive materials under Article 348.

The official account presents the patron’s intervention as the action that prevented further violence. Authorities have not yet disclosed a motive, and the investigation remains underway. Prosecutors said evidence is being collected to establish the full sequence of events inside the café, as well as what preceded the suspect’s arrival.