Serbian politician Oliver Ivanovic was gunned down outside his office as he arrived for work in the Kosovar city of Mitrovica on Jan. 16, Agence France-Presse reported. Ivanovic was struck at least five times and was pronounced dead by the time he was brought to the hospital. His attackers used tried-and-true tactics that bear the hallmarks of a professional hit . The media has described the attack as a drive-by shooting. Images from the scene, however, suggest that the attackers' vehicle was pulled up close to the curb and stopped, or that the attackers stepped out of the vehicle before firing at Ivanovic at close range. Police believe they have located the attackers' vehicle, which had been torched, apparently in an effort to conceal forensics. Because of his status as a moderate politician and accused war criminal, Ivanovic was a potential target for hardline Albanians and Serbs .