Man on trial in Albania kills judge in Tirana courtroom shooting

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Man on trial in Albania kills judge in Tirana courtroom shooting  Two people were also injured after 30-year-old suspect opened fire during a hearing over property dispute at the Tirana Court of Appeal.  READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/10/07/man-on-trial-in-albania-kills-judge-in-courtroom-shooting  Subscribe to our channel. Euronews is available on Dailymotion in 12 languages

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00:00Three people in the Albanian capital Tirana were arrested after a man on trial shot dead

00:08a judge in a courtroom on Monday. The judge was presiding over a hearing about a property

00:13dispute in the Tirana Court of Appeal when the man shot him. The gunman also shot two other

00:20people involved in the hearing, a father and son, police said. They were taken to a hospital and

00:25their injuries were non-life-threatening. Local media said the 30-year-old suspect opened fire

00:31because he knew he would lose the case. The man's uncle was also arrested, as was a security guard

00:37at the court, according to police. They explained that the security guard did not physically search

00:43the defendant or his uncle even though they had set off the metal detector while entering the court.

00:49Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama said on Monday that it was a tragic event and called for tougher

00:54sentencing for gun-related crimes.

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