Podvinje cafe shooting
The Podvinje cafe shooting was an act of mass murder that occurred in the village of Podvinje, Slavonski Brod, Brod-Posavina County, Croatia on April 14, 1998. At about 10 p.m., when 50-year-old Antun Mataić killed 7 people and wounded another.[1]
| Podvinje cafe shooting | |
|---|---|
| Location | Podvinje, Slavonski Brod, Brod-Posavina County, Croatia |
| Date | April 14, 1998 ~ 10 p.m. (CEST) |
Attack type | Mass murder, mass shooting, murder-suicide |
| Weapons | Kalashnikov rifle (7.62×39mm), pistol |
| Deaths | 8 (including the perpetrator) |
| Injured | 1 |
| Perpetrator | Antun Mataić |
Shooting
On April 13, 1998, at 7 p.m., Antun Mataić and his friend went to the Trenk cafe in Podvinje, stayed there for a short time, drank and left. Around 10 p.m. he returned to the cafe himself. The cafe had 9 guests, a waitress and the owner. After paying for the cognac, he drank it and left the cafe. He went to his car parked in front of the bar. He returned to the cafe with an automatic rifle and aimed a rifle at the cafe's guests. One of the guests told him «Tunja it was wrong», to which he replied «It would not be good». He started firing, the guests fell to the ground. After all the victims were lying on the floor, he fired one shot from a pistol at each victim. The owner of the bar and one of the guests rushed to the ground in time and were able to escape. After the shooting, he got in the car and drove west. On the way he went to a cafe, ordered cognac and said «I had just killed eight people». He then went to the shooting range, which is located near lake Petnja. There he blew up a car and killed himself.[1][2][3]
Perpetrator
Antun Mataić (or Antun Matajić) (50) lived in Završje. He lost his family during the war. He sold the house and bought a smaller one. He had repeatedly said that his life had no meaning, and that he would spend all his money to kill himself. He was a frequent visitor to the Trenk café.[1][2]