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Sarajevo, BosniaReuters —
Three members of staff at a high school in western Bosnian were killed on Wednesday when a cleaner opened fire with an automatic rifle before trying to take his own life, police said.
The gunman killed the dean, the secretary and an English teacher who had just retired and gone back to help her replacement at the school in the town of Sanski Most, police said.
No children were killed or injured. The shooting occurred during the summer holidays, but some students were on the premises for repeat exams, cantonal police director Amel Kozlica said.
The gunman, identified by police as school cleaner Mehmed Vukalic, sustained a gunshot wound to the chest, was conscious and was awaiting surgery, physicians from the Banja Luka hospital told N1 television.
Sanski Most, a small town of around 40,000 people, was in shock.
“We are trying to comprehend why this happened,” Mayor Faris Hasanbegovic told a news conference. “There are no words or justification for this.”
Three members of staff at a high school in western Bosnian were killed on Wednesday when a cleaner opened fire with an automatic rifle before trying to take his own life, police said.
The gunman killed the dean, the secretary and an English teacher who had just retired and gone back to help her replacement at the school in the town of Sanski Most, police said.
No children were killed or injured. The shooting occurred during the summer holidays, but some students were on the premises for repeat exams, cantonal police director Amel Kozlica said.
The gunman, identified by police as school cleaner Mehmed Vukalic, sustained a gunshot wound to the chest, was conscious and was awaiting surgery, physicians from the Banja Luka hospital told N1 television.
Sanski Most, a small town of around 40,000 people, was in shock.
“We are trying to comprehend why this happened,” Mayor Faris Hasanbegovic told a news conference. “There are no words or justification for this.”
Although I'm glad no children were hurt, I'm saddened that three people lost their lives in the incident. 
What could be the shooter's motive for shooting staff members of the school? 
