On 12 August 2022, a spree shooting occurred in the Medovina neighbourhood of Cetinje, Montenegro. The incident began at approximately 3:30 p.m. local time and was reported to have continued into the afternoon, with Wikipedia’s event summary listing an approximate window lasting until about 4:15 p.m.

According to the incident summaries, Borilović entered his home and argued with a family renting space there. During this confrontation, he shot three members of that tenant family, including two children. Reuters reported the two children were siblings aged 8 and 11, and that their mother was injured and later died that afternoon at a medical facility.

After the initial killings, he reportedly called the children’s father, who was not present, to tell him that his wife and children had been killed. Shortly after, he left the home and began shooting at people in the street. He then entered a neighbouring residence where he killed two elderly residents and injured their adult grandson; the victims’ son was killed at the entrance of the home. The shooting then continued in the surrounding area, where additional neighbours were killed.

Local reporting later identified multiple victims by name and age, including Nataša Martinović (35) and members of the Drecun family: Rajko Drecun (56), Danica Drecun (74), and Dimitrije Drecun (81). Other victims named in the same reporting included Milan Mitrović (37), Borilović’s uncle Goran Đurišić (54), and sisters Aleksandra Radunović (52) and Mila Radunović (50). These names account for ten victims reported killed by the shooter, excluding Borilović himself.

Police were alerted and responded to reports of gunfire. During the response, Borilović refused to surrender and fired at officers, injuring at least one policeman according to Reuters and other reporting. He was also reported to have fired toward an ambulance to prevent emergency staff from reaching victims. Around 3:50 p.m., he reportedly paused to take a phone call, during which he said he “probably won’t survive,” then fled toward the Orlov krš area as police pursued him.

There was early public confusion about who fired the fatal shot. A Reuters report on the day quoted a state prosecutor describing him as killed by a civilian, while later reporting in Vijesti stated the first projectile to hit him was fired from a police pistol and described findings that he had been shot five times in the head and upper body, with all injuries fatal. Vijesti also reported that investigators had not immediately determined whose weapon fired the remaining projectiles, noting one weapon involved was described as belonging to an unidentified person. A separate internal commission review reported that Cetinje police officers who shot Borilović were justified in using firearms.

Authorities did not publicly confirm a definitive motive in the immediate aftermath. Reuters reported police said the motive was not yet known, while other summaries noted a claim attributed to a relative that unpaid rent may have been involved, without an official motive determination being released.