A serious incident has shaken Shkodra this evening, where a person was found shot to death inside his car.
It is reported that Aleksandër Koçeku was found dead inside his car, shot with a gun, on the Prekal-Kir axis in the Dukagjini area.
It is suspected that the incident may have occurred as a result of a blood feud. In February last year, 20-year-old Pavlin Preka was killed and found dead inside a car.
Vasel Koçek, who is believed to be a relative of Aleksandër Koçek, who was found murdered this evening, was arrested for this incident.
The touching murder of Pavlin came after it is suspected that the young man had repeatedly asked to get engaged to Vasel Koçek’s daughter, who was still a minor, while the girl’s father himself had refused several times.
The murder of Pavlin Preka, how the incident happened
Paulin Preka was found murdered on February 20, 2025 and is suspected to have been motivated by a long-standing conflict related to the victim’s desire to get engaged to Vasel Koçek’s daughter (the girl was 16 years old at the time of the murder).
The story, according to investigations, begins around 2022, when Pavlin Preka had asked the Koçeku family for her hand in marriage. At the time, the girl was only 13 years old, while Preka was 17. The request was immediately rejected by her father, Vasel Koçeku, telling him that he had no daughter to give because she was too young.
However, according to sources, over the following years Preka continued to show interest and persistence in the girl, expressing his feelings to other people as well.
The Koçeku family has never accepted this request, considering it unacceptable due to the girl’s minor age, while they have repeatedly heard what the victim said.
According to the investigation, it is suspected that on the morning of February 20, Klaudio Lisaj, an acquaintance of the victim and the Koçeku family, took Pavlin Preka out of his apartment in Guci i Re. Then, according to the prosecution’s suspicions, Vasel Koçeku shot him with a firearm, causing his instant death.
The 20-year-old’s body was found a few hours later by his family, after he did not respond to phone calls. After the incident, the victim’s uncle publicly stated that Pavlin Preka had no known conflicts, emphasizing that the young man lived between Shkodra and Dukagjini.
Vasel Koçek and Klaudio Lisaj were arrested in connection with the incident.
Police statement on today’s incident
At around 19:00, on the Prekal-Kir road, a suspect was found dead in a vehicle with a gunshot wound, citizen AK.
Immediately after receiving the notification, the Police services went to the scene and intensive checks in the area are continuing to locate and capture the perpetrator(s).
Meanwhile, a special investigative group has been established and, under the direction of the Prosecutor’s Office, intensive work is being done to capture and administer any evidence that will serve the investigation, with the aim of fully clarifying the incident, legally documenting it, and identifying and capturing the perpetrator(s). /T.Halili/ Vizionplus.tv/