The shooting, by automatic weapon fire, took place in broad daylight in a largely Roma neighborhood, where the grandmother of one of the victims lived. Immediately after the killing, a military police officer allegedly yelled at one of the town residents, “You damned Gypsies!” while pointing a gun at him.
第二起案件来自保加利亚。1996年，军队警察射杀了两名罗马族应召士兵。被害者不久前曾从军队施工建制中私自脱逃，据了解他们没有携带武器，也不会构成危险。射击所用的是自动武器，行凶地点就在光天化日之下的罗马族聚居区，其中一名受害者的祖母就住在这里。凶杀发生后，一名军队警察被控用枪指着一位社区居民并向他大喊，“你们这些该死的吉普赛人！”