Child Shot Dead in Bloody Outburst in Bulgaria’s Yambol

A woman and a man were wounded and a child was shot dead shortly after 6 pm Wednesday in the southern Bulgarian city of Yambol.

A 53-year-old man, whose name is reported to be Tenyo Popov, got in fight with his uncle in the village of Kozarevo, and shot him leaving for the city of Yambol.

As he was driving he shot at a woman and a child who were in front of an apartment building in the Hale Quarter.

The 1,5-year-old boy died on the way to the hospital. The mother and the shooter’s uncle are in a critical condition in hospital.

After shooting at the woman and the child, the man turned back and headed for the village of Kozarevo but crashed on the way. The police found him in a coma and he died later in the local hospital.

The reason for his actions are still unclear. He is not known to have taken any drugs or drunk alcohol, and does not have registration with any mental institution. The incident is under investigation.

The relationship of the mother and the child to the shooter has not been announced yet but Chief Secretary of Interior Ministry, Kalin Georgiev, the crime might have been committed out of jealousy.