Vidovci shooting
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| Vidovci shooting | |
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| Location | Vidovci, Požega, Požega-Slavonia County, Slavonia, Croatia |
| Date | July 6, 1995 |
Attack type | Mass shooting |
| Weapons | Zastava M70 |
| Deaths | 7 (including the perpetrator) |
| Perpetrator | Josip 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]
Shooting
[edit]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]