Kevin Hajrulla, who was injured in an assassination attempt in Vlora at the end of December 2024, has been released from the Trauma Hospital where he stayed for more than a month. Hajrulla miraculously escaped the assassination attempt in which he was wounded by 24 bullets.
The young man insists to investigators that he has no connection to the criminal world. A nearby vendor was injured in the attack. After the incident, the perpetrators fled towards the village of Panaja, where they burned the vehicle used in the attack. Two Kalashnikov-type firearms and two cartridges were found inside the vehicle.
The injured young man is the cousin of Inez Hajrulla, who is known as one of the crime bosses in Vlora, and it is suspected that the attack came from him. Hajrulla took over the leadership of Edison Arizaj's criminal group after the latter's murder in Durrës in 2018. Inez Hajrulla is in strong conflict with Bernard Sinamat, who is known as the leader of the opposing group.
Sinamati's nephew Gëzim was killed by sniper fire in January 2024 while he was on the balcony of the palace. On the 1st anniversary of his murder, only the young man's mother was at the cemetery, but no other members, as both groups are guarding each other.
In recent weeks, the Vlora police have seized 3 armored vehicles belonging to Inez Hajrulla's group, while the latter has not yet been questioned. The police have no suspects for the assassination attempt on Kevin Hajrulla and the evidence has not been sufficient to identify the perpetrators./oranews