The Police of Kosovo has confirmed that the police officer found today without signs of life in the village of Morinë in Kukës was a member of the Rapid Reaction Unit in Prizren.

According to the official statement, on July 22, 2026, the Police of Kosovo was notified by the Police of the Republic of Albania that at around 08:25, in the cemetery of the village of Morinë, a citizen with the initials SH.H. was found without signs of life. 35 years old, resident of Prizren.

“Today, on 22.07.2026, the Police of Kosovo was notified by the Police of the Republic of Albania that at around 08:25, in the cemetery of the village of Morinë, a citizen with the initials SH.H., 35 years old, resident of Prizren, was found without signs of life. After receiving the information, Kosovo Police officials went to the scene, where it was identification of the victim. It has been confirmed that the victim was a police official in the Rapid Response Unit in Prizren. According to preliminary investigative actions taken by the Police of the Republic of Albania, it is suspected that the 35-year-old committed suicide with a firearm (pistol), which was seized as material evidence by the competent authorities”. It was later confirmed that he was a police officer in the Rapid Response Unit in Prizren.

According to the preliminary investigative actions taken by the Police of the Republic of Albania, it is suspected that the 35-year-old man died as a result of suicide with firearms (pistols). The weapon was seized by the competent authorities as material evidence.

Source: prizrenpost