Police surround murderer, Shabunjin shoots himself in the head at the moment of arrest

Triple murderer, Russian citizen Mikhail Shabunin (30), was located in the forest above the Herceg Novi settlement of Topla, and at the moment of his arrest, he opened fire on the police, and then shot himself in the head.

This was told by the director of the Police Administration, Lazar Šćepanović, to "Vijesti", stating that the suspect in the triple murder was located by members of the Special Police Unit, the Special Police Unit, the Regional Security Center "Jug" and other specialized police units.

"They located and isolated the threat in the forest above the settlement of Topla - a triple murderer, who opened fire at the moment of his arrest and then shot himself in the head," said Šćepanović.

Minister of Internal Affairs Danilo Šaranović wrote on his Facebook account that the crisis situation in Herceg Novi has ended.

"Members of the Police Directorate - Special and Special Police Units, RCB South and other police units have located and isolated the active threat, triple murderer Mihailo Nikolaevich Šabunjin, who, after being surrounded by police, opened fire on the police and committed suicide," Šaranović announced.

"Today, at around 03:35 a.m., officers of the Special Police Unit, the Special Police Unit, the Regional Security Center 'South' and the Border Police Sector, using specialized equipment and a helicopter of the Army of Montenegro, located and isolated an active threat in the forest above the settlement of Topla in Herceg Novi - the suspected triple murderer Mikhail Nikolaevich Šabunjin (30), a citizen of the Russian Federation. After the suspect was surrounded and found himself in a hopeless situation, he opened fire on police officers, and then committed suicide using a firearm," the Police Directorate announced.

They thanked all members of the Police Directorate, managers and police officers for their uncompromising commitment, professionalism and sacrifice in resolving this crisis situation.

At the same time, they expressed their deepest and most sincere condolences to the families of the victims.

"Officers of the Police Directorate are continuing their activities in cooperation with the Higher State Prosecutor's Office in Podgorica, with the aim of determining all the circumstances of this event, including its cause and motive, and fully clarifying the entire situation," the police announced.

It is suspected that Šabunjin killed Petar Globarević (24) from Podgorica, Momir Radonjić (67) from Danilovgrad and Nemanja Kapor (20) from Podgorica, employees of the "Češka zbrojevka" shooting range near Danilovgrad, yesterday at around 4:45 p.m. with a firearm.

After the crime, he stole the car of one of the murdered men and fled in it to the Podgorica settlement of Rogami, from where he continued his escape by taxi to Herceg Novi.