A 35-year-old man lost his life tonight and four others were injured, after a gunfight this afternoon in central Tirana.
The serious armed incident is reported to have happened around 16:10, in the area of ”Don Bosco” in Tirana.
It is suspected that the perpetrator shot from outside the bar towards a table where five young men were sitting.
One of them, identified as Erion Çela, was killed on the spot.
The injured are 19-year-old Azbi Selimaj, injured in the shoulder, the victim’s brother 28-year-old Blerim Çela, injured in the leg and face, 41-year-old Edmond Crroi and 46-year-old Arben Dani, police revealed.
The investigative group arrived at the scene. The area where the serious incident took place is among the most populated in the capital.
Witnesses and security cameras on the premises are expected to assist in identifying the perpetrator. Meanwhile, checkpoints have been set up in all entry-exit points of Tirana and in the neighborhoods where it is suspected that the perpetrators have fled.
Since the beginning of the New Year, there have been several armed clashes and organized attacks in Albania.
On January 3, 34-year-old Vinces Nikoll Piroli was wounded in Shkodra after being shot.
Another incident, in the Hajro Çakërri neighborhood in Vlora, a vehicle exploded in the spot where it was parked, after a quantity of explosives was placed on it, fortunately without injured.
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