Mirko Butulija, director of the Serbian Red Star handball club, was killed today after he tried to intervene in an argument between two employees.

Butulija was also head of the associations of motorists of Serbia. After he witnessed an argument in the office, he tried to separate the two employees, when one pulled a gun and shot him.

The attacker later killed himself in his car, while Butulija, who was father of four, died in hospital.