Nardi Idrizi alias Fatbardh Idrizi, the 39-year-old from Vlora, wanted for injuring 3 people on December 16, 2023 in the Gazi neighborhood of Athens, has surrendered to the Greek police.
According to Greek media, his lawyer first appeared at the police station, followed by the much-wanted Albanian.
He stated that after the incident he had fled to Albania and had already decided to surrender.
The injured were two brothers from Crete who, together with a friend, had gone to Athens for a few hours to celebrate the bachelor party of one of them. While walking on the street, they argued with the passengers of an SUV. A few meters below, the vehicle stopped and the driver got out with a passenger. Then there was a fight and one of the people in the SUV opened fire with a gun, wounding the three young men in the head.
After the incident, the police declared Nardi Idrizi wanted, considered the main perpetrator, while they arrested his friend Emiljano Jakupi, 35 years old. The latter was also wanted as a participant in the murder of 40-year-old Delvina man, Pëllumb Islami, on February 21, 2023 in "Nea Ionia" in Athens. Jakupi had criminal records for drugs, car theft and house burglary.
Nardi Idrizi, 39 years old, born in Durrës and residing in Vlora, is also known as Fatbardh Idrizi. His brother, Leonard Idrizi, was part of the “Çoles” gang in Vlora and was killed. After his death, he took his brother's name.