Shkodra Police have solved the murder of 67-year-old Hysni Ymeri in Shkodra, on December 29, who had just arrived at the entrance of the building to go up to the fourth floor where he lived, when a powerful TNT explosion took his life, in the "Manush Alimani" neighborhood.
The police have finalized the police operation codenamed "SHADOWS", where 4 people have been arrested: Gerti Bushati, Ergys Ibrahimi, Edison Hasaj and Gjergji Zefi.
According to the police, these individuals, in exchange for payment, in collaboration with each other, on 29.12.2025, using suspected explosives with remote control, exploded the electrical panel of the building where Hysni Ymeri lived.
During the police operations, 28 cell phones, 1 Mercedes-Benz vehicle, ammunition, narcotics and cocaine, GPS equipment, security cameras and clothes used by the suspected perpetrator were seized.
Investigations continue to identify other people involved and clarify motives.
Police announcement:
Shkodër/ The police operation codenamed "SHADOWS" is finalized.
The murder with explosives of citizen HY, committed on 29.12.2025, in the "Manush Alimani" neighborhood, is solved. 4 citizens, suspected of being the perpetrators of this murder, are identified, arrested and put in handcuffs.
The operation was carried out with the support of the National Security Force, the Shkodra Unit, the "Eagle" Special Force, the services of the Shkodra Police Commissariat and those of the Shkodra DVP.
As a result of intensive operational and investigative work, carried out by the structures of the Shkodra Local Police Directorate, under the direction of the Shkodra Prosecution Office, with the aim of clarifying the dynamics and authorship of the murder of citizen HY, based on the evidence obtained, the police operation codenamed "SHADOWS" was finalized.
As part of this operation, the following citizens were arrested and handcuffed:
-GB, 27 years old
-EI, 27 years old
-EH, 25 years old
-Gj. Z., 24 years old
Their detention was carried out after there were well-founded suspicions and evidence that these citizens, in exchange for payment, in collaboration with each other, on 29.12.2025, using explosives (suspected to be remotely controlled), exploded the electrical panel of the building where citizen HY lived.
During the procedural actions, searches of places and premises, as well as personal searches, the following were found and seized as material evidence: 28 cell phones, 1 "Mercedes-Benz" vehicle, the clothes worn by the suspected perpetrator who planted the explosive, combat ammunition, a monetary amount in lek and euros, a quantity of narcotics, a quantity of cocaine, 3 GPS tracking devices, 2 security cameras and 1 laptop.
Work continues to identify other people implicated in this event and to fully document it, as well as to clarify the motives.
The procedural materials were referred to the Shkodra Prosecution Office for the criminal offenses: “Premeditated murder”, committed in collaboration; “Destruction of property with explosives”; “Unauthorized possession and production of weapons, explosive weapons and ammunition”; “Production and sale of narcotics”, committed in collaboration; and “Disturbance of public peace”.