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The murder, taking place during a Serb wedding in front of the old Orthodox Church in Sarajevo, is an event many Serbians consider as the criminal act that triggered the 1992-1995 war. Despite the rumours surrounding him later during the war, namely his purported racketeering and extortion rings, his acts during the wartime were still considered far less controversial when compared to other local warlords, such as Jusuf "Juka" Prazina. Unlike Prazina and some other local gangsters, Delalić remained loyal and obedient to official Bosnian political and military authorities through the entire war-period, and it is even assumed that he was very close with Bosnian president Alija Izetbegović.
Delalić was gunned down at the entrance to his apartment building in the center of Sarajevo, on 27 June 2007.
The killer waited for Delalić and fired at him on two separate occasions, each time with multiple shots. The murder weapon was likely a Heckler & Koch MP5.
Immediately after the shooting, an ambulance arrived, though doctors pronounced Delalić dead shortly after. Lirim Bytyqi (Bitići), called "Svrka" — an ethnic Albanian, citizen of Serbia—and another person whose identity is partially known to the police, were pointed out as murder suspects.
Delalić was buried in the Kovači Cemetery, Sarajevo.
