Vinko PALIC
Classification: Mass murderer
Characteristics: Jealousy - After arguing with a love rival
Number of victims: 9
Date of murders: January 1, 1993
Date of birth: 1964
Victims profile: Marija Ćibarić, 17 / Nikola Ćibarić, 17 / Blaž Majdandžić (police officer) / Vlad Rodić, 27 / Filip Rodić, 20 / Paško Gashi / Sebastijan Gashi, 26 / Nikola Gucić, 20 / Toni Gucić, 19
Method of murder: Shooting
Location: Zrinski Topolovac, Croatia
Status: Committed suicide by shooting himself the same day
The Zrinski Topolovac shooting was a mass murder that occurred in Zrinski Topolovac, Croatia on January 1, 1993, when 28-year-old soldier Vinko Palić killed nine people and wounded at least five others at a New Year's party, before committing suicide.
Victims
Marija Ćibarić, 17
Nikola Ćibarić, 17, brother of Marija Ćibarić
Blaž Majdandžić, police officer
Vlad Rodić, 27
Filip Rodić, 20
Paško Gashi
Sebastijan Gashi, 26, brother of Paško Gashi
Nikola Gucić, 20
Toni Gucić, 19, brother of Nikola Gucić
Those wounded were: Silvestar Gaši, Geta Čibarić, Češko Čibarić, Andrija Palić, and police officer Darko Mikačević.
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Drunken soldier kills 9 people
Star-News
January 3, 1993
Zagreb, Croatia - A drunken soldier opened fire during a New Year's party after arguing with a love rival, killing nine people and wounding six, news reports said Saturday. The soldier then killed himself.
Vinko Palic, 27, had left the party after the argument, donned his army uniform and returned with an automatic rifle. He fired into the crowd of holiday revelers, killing nine people, including his rival, the woman whose affections he had sought and his brother.
The shootings occurred early Friday in Zrinski Topolovac, a village 40 miles northeast of the capital, Zagreb.
