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Vidovci shooting

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Vidovci shooting
LocationVidovci, Požega, Požega-Slavonia County, Slavonia, Croatia
DateJuly 6, 1995
Attack type
Mass shooting
WeaponsZastava M70
Deaths7 (including the perpetrator)
PerpetratorJosip 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]

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On the evening of July 5, 1995, in Vidovci, former legionnaire Josip Capan Joko, then aged 44, was arrested for masturbating in front of the Tolić family home. He then decided to take revenge for it. On July 6, 1995, Josip Capan fatally shot six members of the Tolić family in the head. The victims consisted of a father, mother, three children and a grandmother. He then detonated an explosive device in their home, killing himself.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Zločinci željni slave ubijaju zbog krivog pogleda".
  2. ^ a b "Kronologija masakara".