The father of the 14-year-old, who was arrested by police for illegal possession of a weapon, has told his version of events.
He stated that he reported the incident to the police himself after seeing a video of his son on the social network TikTok with a gun.
The father confessed that the 14-year-old had found the gun along with some of his friends in an uninhabited 3-story building near the school and then went to the mountain to make a video.
The minor had later hidden the pistol and 3 magazines found.
"The weapon was found in an uninhabited building, they also found 3 magazines and it is thought that there may be other ammunition," he said.
Father's statement: Information has been circulating that my son has been walking around school with a gun, it is fake news. There was a game circulating on TikTok, they take a friend and throw him and wait, it is a dangerous game. I was in a meeting with the principal, the teacher in charge.
I raised it as a concern, I watched a video that the boy showed me, I told them and I wasn't sure if it was a toy gun, I gave them this information.
We met with the police officers at the school and came to the police station with the boy's phone, watched the video that it was not a toy, and followed up on the case.
The gun was found in an uninhabited three-story building, here near the school. Not near my house, there were some friends who found it, took it and went to the mountains, made a video for TikTok, and later hid it.
The weapon was found in an uninhabited building, 3 magazines were also found, and it is thought that there may be other ammunition.
The boy has had no problems, there was a fight at school because he is 14 years old. He showed me the video and said it was a toy gun, I bought it. In the video is my son with a gun, he said he found it in a three-story building near the school.
The other friends are not accompanying at the moment.
Police statement:
The case of a 14-year-old, where, thanks to the information provided and the professional work of the Vlora Police, yesterday it was possible, through a photo found on his cell phone and after professional work with a psychologist, parent and social worker, to find a pistol firearm with around 130 rounds of ammunition hidden in a vehicle near a house, which this 14-year-old had hidden.
On our part, intensive work continues to identify the person who gave the weapon to this 14-year-old, who was arrested for illegal possession of a weapon.