
In the first 6 months of this year, 17 criminal incidents were recorded in Albania, of which 19 people died.
June ended with a double murder in Shkodër where a father and son were killed, while the month with the most murders was March, where 8 people lost their lives.
A double murder occurred on June 29 in Dukagjin. The victims were 57-year-old Gjokë Gurraj, who was previously part of the State Police, and his son Eduart Gurraj. The circumstances of the murder are still unclear, but the night before the crime was committed, unidentified persons burned down the victims' house in the village of Bruçaj.
None of the victims are known to be problematic. They have not had problems with justice and, as reported, they are not even at enmity with other people in the northern northern city.
June ended with murders, worsening the balance in terms of criminality in the country, writes Panorama.
In the first 6 months of this year, 17 murders were recorded with 19 victims. According to INSTAT, in the first 6 months of 2023, only one less victim was recorded than in the first 6 months of 2022. Specifically, for the first 6 months of 2022, 19 murders were committed with 20 victims.
On January 27, a double crime was registered in Gramsh, this 80-year-old man killed his wife and brother. The author, Xhevit Sinani, executed his wife, Zegjine Sinani, 74 years old, and his brother, Shaqir Sinani, 73 years old, with an ax.
On February 17, a serious event was registered in Maliq of Korça. Shefki Bylykbashi, 77 years old, ended up in handcuffs, who shot his son, Hamdi Bylykbashi, 50 years old, in the head with hard objects.
Lefter Brisku was the next victim in Kuçovo. The event happened at midnight on February 25, when 54-year-old Lefter Brisku tried to enter the property of the Shushari family to steal two chickens. At that moment, he was caught by the young man Bjorni Shushari, who brutally raped him, causing his death.
March also had a tragic balance in terms of criminal events, where 8 people were killed and many others were injured.
This month started with the massacre of Dan Hutra, who killed 3 women and injured 3 others.
The late evening of March 12 marked another criminal event, where Mimoza Paja was the victim. The latter was killed in front of her 10-year-old granddaughter, while serving coffee in a bar in Don Bosco.
It wasn't long before the capital was shaken again. As soon as the date of March 27 had arrived, still unidentified persons driving a Range Rover fired with automatic volleys at the building of a national television. As a result, security guard Pal Kola, 60 years old, lost his life. The police are still far from solving the serious incident.
In Kavaja, Sali Rexha and Armand Gosa killed each other. The event happened on March 29. Armand Gosa stabbed him, while Rexha shot him with a gun.
Even in April, several criminal events were recorded. On April 8, a 43-year-old man shot his sister-in-law and then killed himself. The event happened around 04:00 in the morning in Shkoza, Tirana.
On April 18, a 20-year-old man lost his life in the capital, near the "Partizani" gymnasium. Steven Toshkesi was shot with a machete after a fight. Arrested for this event are Ensi Maze and Aksel Hoxhaj.
On April 19, businessman and political exponent, Ardian Nikulaj, was executed in his apartment on the first line of Shengjin beach. The assassin, camouflaged with a motorcycle suit, a covid mask and a phosphorescent vest, entered the bar and shot the 50-year-old to death with 7 bullets.
May would start with another murder. On the 16th of this month, a teenager lost his life in Gramsh, after a knife conflict with his peers.
On May 17, a crime occurred in the village of Kusarth, where a 44-year-old woman was beaten to death by her brother-in-law Tefik Tashi, 58 years old.
May ended with a murder that happened on the 21st in the city of Kavaja. 48-year-old Arian Gosa was shot dead by Habib Rexha.
Meanwhile, the end of June would come for the guns to crackle again in Shkodër, where on June 29, father and son were killed.