Bio

Drago Miličić was a conscript in the Yugoslav People's Army in late 1991 and early 1992. He was about twenty years old at that time. Four and a half months before February 1992, he was drafted into the army.

During the medical examination before conscription, a psychiatrist recorded that Miličić was emotionally immature and had an anxiety-depression disorder. The psychiatrist also noted that this condition was not considered a sufficient reason to prevent his enrollment in the army.

In early October 1991, Lieutenant Dragoslav Radovanovic, Miličić's superior, tried to inform his own superiors that Miličić should be released from service because of mental issues. Those warnings were ignored, and Miličić remained in the army.

Murder Story

On 2 February 1992, the Bijeljina and Modran shootings took place in then Yugoslavia. Drago Miličić shot and killed six people that night.

In the night, Miličić drank in a cafe in Modran. He smashed several ashtrays with a knife and then went back to his barracks. There he took a rifle and shot his commander and two privates as they slept.

He then threw grenades at security posts and stole a car. He drove back to Modran and shot his girlfriend's mother, her father, and her brother.

After the shootings he barricaded himself in the house. He surrendered to the police a few hours later.

Four and a half months before the shooting, Miličić had been drafted into the army. A psychiatrist at his medical exam said he was emotionally immature and had an anxiety-depression disorder, but that this was not enough to stop his conscription. Lieutenant Dragoslav Radovanovic had warned his superiors in early October 1991 that Miličić should be released for mental reasons, but his warnings were ignored and Miličić stayed in the army.