 Gudurić, a known criminal monitored by the Balkans police forces, used a false name to rent the Jurišićeva Street apartment.Matanić claimed he was at first unaware of the actual target and that he realized that Pukanić was the victim only a few days after Milovanović mentioned the target to him using Pukanić's nickname "Puki".Matanić also declared he was not present during the assassination, claiming a BMW 7 Series presentation in a car dealership in as his alibi.