Franz Ferdinand, the Archduke of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and his pregnant wife were on their way to have Ferdinand recite a speech and meet with the mayor of Sarajevo. He was there on behalf of Austria-Hungary as he wanted Bosnia to follow Austria-Hungary.
The Blackhand had executed a poor attempt to kill him during Ferdinand’s trip to see the mayor. The Blackhand had positioned multiple assailants along the archduke’s route. One assassin had thrown a grenade without knowing it had a 10 second delay so evidently the grenade bounced off the back of the archduke’s vehicle. The assassin then drank his vial of cyanide, but it only made him vomit as the poison was extremely old and bitter. The assailant then proceeded to drown himself in a four inch canal. He, in turn, was then caught and taken in for questioning.
The Archduke went to see the mayor after the incident. There he found out that four poor souls were injured by the grenade and taken to the hospital. The Archduke, hoping to give the injured the support they needed, set out toward the hospital with his pregnant wife.
The driver had made a wrong turn on the way to the hospital and the couple had ended up in front of a …show more content…
All I remember was the young fellow with the gun came into my store and ordered a chicken sandwich, paid, ate, and then left without saying another word. Next thing I know, I heard gunshots from outside my shop and I turned to investigate. I then saw the boy with a gun pointed at the archduke and his wife. Both were dead.” Ahmed Buric, the sandwich shop owner proved that Gavrilo had murdered the archduke and his family. Gavrilo killed the archduke, but why would he do such a thing? Did he have a vendetta against the archduke? Or was he just a paid