Belgrade school shooting: At least 9 dead after teen opens fire

The suspect is a 14-year-old boy who allegedly took his father's gun to school in Belgrade and opened fire, according to local police.

At least nine people are dead and seven others are wounded after a shooting at a school in Serbia's capital on Wednesday, authorities said.

The suspect, who has been arrested, is a 14-year-old boy who allegedly took his father's gun to the Vladislav Ribnikar school in central Belgrade and opened fire, according to police.

PHOTO: A suspect is escorted by police outside the Vladislav Ribnikar school in Belgrade, Serbia, May 3, 2023.
A suspect is escorted by police outside the Vladislav Ribnikar school in Belgrade, Serbia, May 3, 2023.
AP

Eight students -- all children -- and a security guard were among those killed. Six other students as well as a teacher were injured and taken to a local hospital, police said.

PHOTO: Police block streets around the Vladislav Ribnikar school in Belgrade, Serbia, Wednesday, May 3, 2023. A teenage boy opened fire early Wednesday in a school in central Belgrade, causing injuries.
Police block streets around the Vladislav Ribnikar school in Belgrade, Serbia, Wednesday, May 3, 2023. A teenage boy opened fire early Wednesday in a school in central Belgrade, causing injuries.
Darko Vojinovic/AP

Investigators believe the suspect had been planning the attack for a month, according to police.

PHOTO: A parent escorts her child following a shooting at a school in the capital Belgrade, May 3, 2023.
A parent escorts her child following a shooting at a school in the capital Belgrade, May 3, 2023.
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The teenager allegedly drew a map of the school and wrote a list of students he intended to target, police said.

ABC News' Joe Simonetti contributed to this report

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