Djindjic was gunned down on 12 March 2003, just outside the Serbian government building, where he was headed for a meeting with then-Swedish Foreign Minister Anna Lindh.
Đinđić je ubijen 12. ožujka 2003. godine ispred zgrade Vlade Srbije u koju je dolazio na sastanak s tadašnjom ministricom vanjskih poslova Švedske Annom Lindh.