Stiven Toshkesi was the 20-year-old who was shot to death with a knife in the early hours of Monday on the '4 Martyrs' Street in the capital, near the "Partizani" gymnasium, by citizens Aksel Hoxhaj, in cooperation with Ensi Mazen.
The cause of the serious incident was the conflict over a girl. The victim was returning from work with a friend, while the assassins had set up an ambush. The blow that the 20-year-old received from Aksel Hoxhaj was fatal and he died in the hospital as a result of his injuries.
This serious event was also mentioned by the journalist Anila Hoxha, who was invited to "Wake Up", where she stated that Steven had been threatened earlier, but had not reported it.
Arbër Muratataj, the son of Admir Murataj, killed in 2019, who is wanted, had a conflict with Toshkëzi and stabbed him, 2 weeks before his murder. According to Hoxha, in the testimony that Stiv's girlfriend gave to the police, she confessed that he had shown her the knife marks on his body when Arbëri had attacked her, but had chosen not to report it.
Blendi Salaj: I have heard it, but I want you to confirm if you have information about this, that even in the last case that happened, of Steve, there was an attack a while ago and he did not report it.
Anila Hoxha: Not only was there an attack, but Stivi's girlfriend was questioned by the Tirana police and by the prosecutor of the case, she also gave very interesting details and helped the investigation. She accepts and says that in a certain case, one of the wanted persons with whom there was a conflict, that is, the conflict was layered and was there, waiting for the conflict to explode. He was threatened with a knife and she says that she told me Stevi was attacked with a knife by Arbë Murat and she even says that I saw the marks of the knife when he was attacked on his body. But he chose not to go to the authorities