Policia e kosovës
Policija Kosova / Kosovo Police

Accidental killing in Gjakova

Gjakova,  20th of August 2018

On 20.08.2018 at about 00:05 Police Station in Gjakova received an information from the Emergency hospital that they have received a person wounded by fire arm.

The police immediately went at the Emergency and they were informed by the doctor on duty that the person wounded by fire arms was already dead.

The police with all its relevant units undertook all necessary measures in order to investigate and solve this case and by initial investigation it was found that the case occurred in Gjakova in the street ,,Ali Ibra” in a family. According to the statements of the family members, spouses were talking in the balcony Xh.Sh, Egyptian/kosovar as well as R.Sh age 61 years old, Egyptian/kosovar, and suddenly the shooting was heard.

Family members went out in balcony to see father trying to help the wounded person- their mother who was transported at the clinical center in Gjakova, the victim died from the wound.

The Police found the weapon at the scene, suspected to have been used in this case.

Based on the statements of the family members respectively their children, spouses lived in harmony and did not have any problems and the suspicion is that it was an accident and their mother in that moment was cleaning the weapon when the accident happened.

Spouse of the victim left the house and he was arrested later on in his neighborhood and based on his statement the victim had the weapon in hand and she was cleaning it and it accidentally fired. He states that he left the house because of the serious emotional condition.

By the order of the state prosecutor the victim’s body was sent at the Forensics Institute for autopsy and in cooperation and coordination with the prosecutor the case is being investigated by the Regional Investigation Sector in the Regional Police Directorate in Gjakova.
 
 

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