A person beforehand sought in connection to the demise of knowledgeable welterweight boxer within the Bronx on New Yr’s Eve in 2006 was arrested and charged with homicide on Friday, the NYPD mentioned.
Ahmet Gashi, 42, of Kosovo, Serbia, allegedly ran over prizefighter Kemal Kolenovic, then 28, with a Mitsubishi SUV outdoors a bar on Belmont Avenue within the Fordham part of the Bronx, in accordance with police.
Kolenovic, who hailed from Montenegro, was killed after a bar combat between Gashi and two different males spilled outdoors into the road, police have mentioned.
Cops mentioned the suspect jumped into the motive force’s seat of his automotive and drove up on the curb to hit the lads with whom he had been arguing.
As an alternative, Kolenovic, who was not even concerned within the dispute, was struck and launched right into a tree, hitting his head. He was later pronounced useless at a close-by hospital.
The motive force of the automotive fled and eluded retribution for the heinous act.
Law enforcement officials initially wished to query Gashi in connection to the demise, however the suspect fled into the Balkans and disappeared for the final 18 years.
Gashi was picked up by Serbian police earlier this 12 months and was then transferred to the ward of the US Marshals, in accordance with ABC7.
He arrived at Central Reserving within the Bronx on Friday night time.
