While showing the pistol he possessed, the 19-year-old accidentally wounded his 17-year-old friend in Tirana

2026-05-24 10:27:01Aktualitet SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
While showing the pistol he possessed, the 19-year-old accidentally wounded his
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Gunshots were recorded after midnight near Casa Italia in the capital.

One person was injured.

He was transported to the Trauma Hospital in critical condition.

According to the Police, a 19-year-old man has been arrested after accidentally shooting his 17-year-old friend in an apartment on "Berit Beker" Street.

The incident occurred while the young man was showing the firearm to his friend and, thinking there was no cartridge in the chamber, accidentally fired it, injuring the 17-year-old as a result.

"Around 01:40, after the announcement that a 17-year-old had been wounded with a firearm on "Berit Beker" Street, the services of the Serious Crimes Investigation Sector immediately went to the scene, in order to clarify the circumstances and fully document the case legally. From the first investigative actions it results that in the apartment of citizen RS, 19 years old, the latter, while showing the firearm pistol to his friend and thinking that there was no cartridge in the chamber, accidentally fired it and as a result the 17-year-old was injured. At the end of the first investigative actions:

-The arrest of a 19-year-old RS citizen was made in flagrante delicto for the criminal offenses of "Serious injury by negligence", "Actions that hinder the discovery of the truth" and "Unauthorized possession of weapons and ammunition", the Police announced.

Two of their friends were also arrested, accused of "Acts that hinder the discovery of the truth."

"Citizens AV, 20 years old, and HH, 22 years old, were arrested for the criminal offense of "Actions that hinder the discovery of the truth"."

Meanwhile, the 17-year-old is in hospital, under the care of doctors. During the intervention, the firearm, a pistol, that the 19-year-old was in possession of without a permit, was also seized.

Investigations are ongoing to fully document the case and clarify all the circumstances of the incident.

The procedural materials were passed to the Prosecutor's Office for further action.


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