Elvis Shkambi, the perpetrator of the murder of Court of Appeals judge Astrit Kalaja, has admitted to the crime at Police Station Number 1. He admitted to the murder, while saying that he shot the judge after he was losing a property case.
"I shot him because I was losing a trial. I was correct with my papers," he testified at Police Station Number 1.
The 30-year-old shot and killed Judge Kalaja in the courtroom. Two people, father and son, Rakip and Ervis Kurtaj, with whom Shkambi was involved in a legal process over property issues, were also injured.
The injured have been taken to the Trauma Hospital and according to doctors, their lives are out of danger.
Tirana/Preliminary information
At around 15:40, in the premises of the Court of Appeal of General Jurisdiction in Tirana, during a court proceeding, it is suspected that citizen E. Sh., 30 years old (party to the proceedings) fired a firearm at the judge, citizen AK, and citizens RK, 65 years old and EK, 45 years old, his son (the other party to the proceedings).
As a result, citizen AK lost his life and citizens RK and E. K were injured, but their lives are out of danger.
Upon receiving the notification, the Police Services immediately went to the scene and made it possible to capture and escort to the premises of the Tirana Police Department, the suspected perpetrator, citizen E. Sh., and seized the crime weapon.
