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It looks like the story that was originally reported as a man shooting robbers in front of his home, has changed significantly since yesterday. Lulzim Kupi, who shot two men, killing one, is now charged with second-degree murder and criminal possession of a weapon. Kupi, 42, still suggests that he shot Gentian Kasa, 31, and Redinel Dervishaj, 32, in self defense, but not because they were robbing him. Instead Kupi claims that the two men demanded $20,000 and threatened his family if Kupi didn't come up with the cash.
Newsday reports that Kasa and Dervishaj, both armed, tried to get past Kupi into his home, Kupi fought back and the three men all pulled out guns. Sources told Newsday that the disagreement moved up the block and at some point Kupi fired his gun first, killing Kasa with several shots from his .357 handgun. He then grabbed Kasa's gun, chased Dervishaj, and shot him with Kasa's gun. Details from The Times include a threat of rape against Kupi's wife and say that Kupi used Kasa's .380 pistol to shoot Kasa in the head.
The three are believed to know each other through the contracting business, possibly through projects building bars for Albanian social clubs. It's unclear to detectives whether Kasa and Dervishaj demanded the money for protection of for something else.
Image of gun from shooting from WABC
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It sounds like he did what he had to do. Hopefully the murder charge will be dropped.
Yeah, this story made no sense yesterday - even then the ABC7 copy said that the two "held him up" and "tried to extort him."
Sounds like it's just scumbag-on-scumbag violence.
Best detail: Kupi's business is called "Marvelous Stairs and Handrails"
From the Newsday article:
"He seemed like a nice guy," said one neighbor, Lazlo Reisinger, 34. "But I don't think you want to mess with him."
laaaaaaaaaaazlooooooooooo
This guy is total Armenian Mob and this shit is probably because of some mob spat that went horribly wrong. Event he friggen neighbors are wary of this guy.
I totally wouldn't shed a tear if this dude gets locked up from this, he's probably got dirt on his own hands.
Where's Vic Mackey when you need him?
hfg
Al-Bay-Nee-Ah... Al-Bay-Nee-Ah.. You border on.. the.. Ay-Dree-Att-ick!
Isn't "Give me money or I will kill you" extortion?
I said yesterday that this guy was no better than the scum he shot. Those of us on the block know the deal. He owns a million dollar building and is an Albanian immigrant relatively new to the US running Marvelous Stairs and Handrails. Ha! It will all quickly come out. Expect a 6 family building close to the M train and shopping, 30 minutes to downtown--to be on the market soon.
the more dead criminals the better
10: Ha! Its like that law and order episode with the Russian mob where McCoy is all like "What kind of carpet cleaning business from Guatemala does 300 million a year in revenue?" and the Bank president is all 'um well.."
Yeah, we know where the money came from, and it aint from building stairs and handrails..
Even Marvelous ones?
Perfect. He'll go to jail, the other scumbag will go to jail, and another one is dead.
Few places send worse criminals into the world than Albania.
Nah. I don't think they should go to jail.
I think their bail should be set low, so they can be back on the streets soon. Let the dirtbags sort out their own mess, and then have the coroners scrape up the mess.
Albanian? You mean all white with pink eyes?
i think all of u people are all scumbags ,,making blanket statements about a country and about a culture ,,shame on all you scumbags in here
There's a whole lotta turks in this thread..and one Albanian.
Nyuk Nyuk.