TIRANA, Albania (AP) – The head and co-founder of one of Albania’s biggest private banks was shot dead Thursday in the capital, police said.
Banka Credins CEO Artan Santo, 58, was gunned down when entering his downtown Tirana office, according to police spokeswoman Alma Katragjini.
Witnesses told The Associated Press that two helmeted men on a motorbike first chatted with Santo after he left his car in front of the entrance, before shooting six times. One shot hit Santo in the head.
Police on Thursday set up roadblocks across the capital to try to apprehend the fleeing assailants. The bank evacuated its offices in central Tirana. Authorities said it was too early to determine a possible motive.
Dozens of curious onlookers joined the evacuated bank staff near the spot where Santo was killed. Authorities cordoned off the area with police tape.