Vlora Police announce that they have found the firearm with which a 17-year-old girl attempted suicide, who was wounded by a bullet in the head. Police say the weapon was found dumped in a household waste collection site, near the teenager's grandparents' apartment.
The seized weapon will be sent to the Institute of Scientific Police for further examination, in order to fully document the incident. The police have arrested the girl's father, citizen SS, 43 years old, resident of the village of Roma. He is accused of the criminal offenses of "Domestic Violence" and "Causing Suicide".
The father is suspected of having abused his daughter, which led the latter to a serious psychological state and prompted her to attempt suicide with a firearm, suspected to be a pistol.
The minor's grandfather, who is accused of the criminal offense of "Unlicensed Possession and Production of Weapons", has also been released on bail, as he is suspected of having possessed the firearm with which the girl attempted suicide.
"Following the investigations into the incident that occurred on 14.07.2025, in the "Kushtrimi" neighborhood, where a 17-year-old girl was seriously injured after attempting suicide with a firearm, it was possible to find and seize, as material evidence, a pistol firearm, which had been thrown into a collection area for various household materials, near the apartment of the minor's grandparents and was located inside a plastic bag. The seized weapon will be sent to the Institute of Scientific Police for further examinations, in order to fully document the incident. Additional materials were referred to the Prosecutor's Office at the First Instance Court of General Jurisdiction in Vlora, for further action," the police statement said.