Police believe they are close to solving an attempted murder case in Kornos after arresting three men in connection with the shooting of their 30-year-old compatriot.
Two suspects aged 23 and 26 were arrested in Nicosia on Tuesday and remanded in custody for eight days by the Larnaca District Court. A third suspect, aged 24, has been in custody since Saturday.
The shooting occurred on January 8 at 2 pm in central Kornos, witnesses reported.
Police say two assailants from a car later found abandoned in Alethriko fired pistols at the victim, who was in another vehicle.
The victim suffered shoulder and arm injuries after crashing into the attackers’ vehicle while attempting to escape, and later drove himself to a private clinic in Limassol.
The Larnaca Criminal Investigation Department (CID) discovered through CCTV analysis that a second vehicle, belonging to the 26-year-old suspect, was circling the area shortly before the shooting.
Investigators also linked the suspect to the scene in Alethrico where the attackers’ vehicle was abandoned.
Police believe the 23-year-old suspect was one of the occupants in the abandoned vehicle, which belongs to the first arrestee. The 24-year-old suspect denies involvement, claiming he was not in the vehicle.
Investigators are seeking additional suspects.
While the victim claimed he was meeting an unknown person to sell his car, police believe the shooting is linked to a settling of accounts.
Investigators are examining possible connections to a migrant trafficking case from October 2023 involving the victim, during which €160,000 was found at his residence.
