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Police secure the perimeter outside Tirana Appeal Court after a judge was shot dead, in Tirana, Albania, on Oct. 6, 2025. Adnan Beci/AFP via Getty Images
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TIRANA, Albania—A judge at the Tirana appeals court was shot dead on Monday by a man involved in a trial, police in Albania said. The gunman fled the scene but was later arrested.
Judge Astrit Kalaja was shot inside the courtroom by a 30-year-old suspect with the initials E. Sh., according to police. Kalaja died while being taken to a hospital.
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