Failed Assassination Attempt in Pogradec: Young Man Suspected of Installing Cameras to Monitor Target and Injured Brian Syzo Arrested

The investigation into the failed assassination attempt of June 30 in Pogradec, in which Brian Syzo was seriously injured, has uncovered further details. Korçë police have arrested two people linked to the case: the brother of the suspected perpetrator and the target of the attack himself.

Crime investigation units at the Korçë Local Police Directorate have arrested 22-year-old Edison Agolli. According to sources from the investigative team, the young man had been wanted since the day of the incident, as he is suspected of having taken part, together with his brother and two other individuals, in the attempted shooting of Brian Syzo.

The 22-year-old has been charged with “premeditated murder committed for gain or revenge, remaining at the attempted stage, committed in collaboration.”

Agolli is also suspected of having installed a security camera near the Drenovë Penitentiary Institution, Drenovë prison. Through it, he allegedly intended to monitor and track all of Brian Syzo’s movements.

Thirty-five-year-old Brian Syzo, who was the target of the assassination attempt and was seriously injured on June 30, has also been arrested.

Syzo’s arrest was carried out after the Court of Appeal upheld a ruling issued in 2023 by the Pogradec Court. He has been definitively sentenced to 3 years and 4 months in prison for the criminal offence of “production and sale of narcotic substances” and must now serve his sentence behind bars.