Massacre in Velipoja: Police were aware of the quarrel that ended with 4 victims

schedule13:32 - 28 Qershor, 2021

schedule 13:32 - 28 Qershor, 2021

New details have emerged from the armed conflict that led to a massacre in Velipoja where 4 people lost their lives, Kujtim Ferracaku 59 years old, owner of the hotel “Fantazia”, ​​brothers Xhovani and Edmond Gocaj 25 and 38 years old who owned the hotel “Gocaj” and the unfortunate orphan Musaen Zenelit 20 years old.

On Saturday around 14:00 there was an initially verbal conflict between two families owning hotels in the beach area in Velipoja and which ended in a physical clash between Kujtim Verracaku and two Gocaj brothers.

The blue uniforms of Velipoja were aware but failed to extinguish it, under the pretext that it is not their competence to share the beach.

For this, the CIA has launched an investigation into the reaction of the blue uniforms in preventing the conflict that had a tragic balance with 4 killed.

On the other hand, from the investigations carried out so far, it results that 6 weapons were used, while the police found only two pistols, 1 at the scene and another in the Gocaj hotel, as far as we know from the second one, was not shot.

It was 00:30 on Sunday when Kujtim Verracaku together with his brother, Hasan and 4 nephews went to Hotel Gocaj which is located about 50 meters from their hotel where they started the armed conflict.

From the testimony of the wounded Hasan Verracaku, it was the Gocaj brothers who shot first and that his brother Kujtim defended himself. Several types of cartridges were found at the scene and according to the investigation, 6 weapons were used in this collision. Among them are Kalashnikov firearms.

Velipoja was shocked a few minutes after midnight yesterday by an exchange of firearms that took the lives of 4 people. The victims remained, businessman Kujtim Verracaku (Ferrcaku) 59 years old, owner of the hotel “Fantazia”, ​​brothers Xhovani and Edmond Gocaj 25 and 38 years old who had the hotel “Gocaj” and the unfortunate orphan Musaen Zeneli 20 years old, who was shot in the heart.

Hasan Ferracaku, the brother of the businessman who was killed and his nephew Elmedin Tyli, were also injured in the gunshoot. The two injured were arrested for the incident, while three brothers have been declared wanted; Abedin, Shyqyri and Besar Verracaku, residents of the village of Pulaj, suspected as co-authors in the crime. abcnews.al /