I came across fear and uncertainty: Murders That Shock Residents

Fear and Insecurity Are Congested The Realm. Roads seem quieter than usual, while residents speak softly about shocking events.

I didn't expect that. I saw the news in the portals, and I couldn't believe”, says among 19-year-old Aududdin Haradin tears.

Mother His 42-year-old was killed with firearms on March 24th in the village of Stanoc in the municipality of Vushtrri. The alleged crime author, 58, then killed himself.

Less than 24 hours earlier, Vushtrria was shaken by another serious event: the murder of a 19-year-old in the city's centre.

For both cases, authorities say they are conducting investigations and collecting evidence, but for Aladeen the pain is unbearable.

She worked in the oven to keep us”, he says about Radio Europe e Lie, broadcast Periscope.

With my father and two younger sisters, Aludini finds yourself in a new, unexpected reality. My mother's murder should be the last case”, he says, without wanting to speak any longer.

Less than 15 kilometers from his village, within the town of Vushtrri, residents heard of the case, still not having been set about killing 19-year-olds by a suspected peer.

The city is panicking”, Haziri Shaban says.

And if these things happen in the sacred month of Ramadan, it's catastrophic”, this vostary says.

The city's very, very gloomy” for its co-ordinator, Advie Mahd.

Kill him this way. I don't think we're too sure. Children carry guns? This is catastrophe”, says 56-year-old.

Part of the responsibility, it also leads to state institutions, saying the police must be more organised and more present, especially in the most frequent neighborhood streets.

That sentiment is shared by Nexmedin Hyseni, 65.

There should be more civil police officers, not in uniform”, he says, pointing to a town street filled with cafes.

Hyseni says he often happened to see groups of young people fighting in public or pushing with each other.

He says family education should be such that they maintain self-control and understand that “suicide is never the solution”.

“The parents are guilty of” even according to Zymber's stance. “Many leave children neglected”, he says.

Zymber is a cousin of the 19-year-old killed and says he feels terrified.

Each citizen to ask, feels like this”, he says.

Luljeta Merovci, who works as a teacher at a Vushtrri school, confirms this.

You should not expect something to happen and then open your eyes. This is uncertainty”, she says.

Factors That Lead to Murder

The Vushtrri municipality, with over 611,000 inhabitants, is located in the northeastern part of Kosovo.

The concrete figure of what the unemployment rate is there is, but what is noted in the Kosovo Statistics Agency's data is that, among the 38 municipalities the country has, Vushtrria is second after North Mitrovica with the largest number of households in social assistance.

In January, 1,080 families from this municipality benefited from the social aid scheme, unlike other municipalities, where the figure was below 1,000.

For sociologists, the economic and social situation is among several factors that lead to violent reactions like murder.

Others include social marginalization, collective depression, accounting, jealousy, post-traumatic stress...

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“in the social context, a society that tolerates violence, crime and underlying problems, becomes a priority part of these negative”, he says.