
A gun incident has caused panic among residents in the 'Ali Demi' area of Tirana, where a 32-year-old man was arrested yesterday evening.
According to investigative sources, the suspect has been identified as Amarild Xhamaqi.
According to sources, the 32-year-old had lost his license plates and after walking down the street in his vehicle, he shot into the air.
He has refused to give many explanations to police investigators. Xhamaqi is known as a problematic person and has been prosecuted before by the police.
Police announcement:
He fired a gun into the air from his vehicle, and thanks to the immediate intervention of the Police, the 32-year-old was caught and put in handcuffs.
The firearm, a pistol with a loaded cartridge, combat ammunition, along with the vehicle, was seized.
Immediately after receiving a report that a citizen was shooting a firearm in the air from his vehicle in the Alidem area, the services of Police Commissariat No. 1 went to the scene and, thanks to immediate intervention, made it possible to neutralize and arrest in flagrante delicto the citizen A. Xh., 32 years old, resident of Tirana.
From the first investigative actions, it is suspected that this citizen, yesterday evening, fired a gun into the air from his vehicle in the Ali Demi area.
During the search of the vehicle, a pistol firearm with a loaded cartridge was found and seized, as well as combat ammunition.
The procedural materials were referred to the Prosecutor's Office for further action.