Singer Aziz Murati Shot Near Skopje: Condition Stable

Singer Aziz Murati (48) was wounded by gunfire during the night between September 7 and 8, at the entrance to the Aracinovo settlement near Skopje. The incident was confirmed by North Macedonia’s Ministry of Interior, which laid out the time, location and circumstances of the shooting in a public statement.

Murati is registered as a resident of Skopje. According to the Interior Ministry’s statement, the shooting happened at around 1:50 a.m., when people in a car carrying two individuals opened fire in his direction. The attackers fled the scene immediately afterward, and police have not yet reported any arrests.

The “Sveti Naum Ohridski” medical facility notified police that it had admitted a wounded patient. The ministry relayed this in its official statement:

“On September 8, at around 1:50 a.m., the Skopje Interior Affairs Sector was notified by the ‘Sveti Naum Ohridski’ medical facility that A. M. (48), from Skopje, had been admitted with gunshot wounds sustained at the entrance to Aracinovo.”

The official statement does not mention the singer by name, only the initials A. M. The first report identifying him as the well known singer Aziz Murati came from the Macedonian television channel Alsat, citing its own sources. Only after that did the case draw the attention of regional media, including our outlet. The Interior Ministry’s statement was first published by the Macedonian outlet Skopje1.mk, from where Serbian media picked it up as well.

Sources differ on which of the two people in the car knew the wounded man. Informer cites the Interior Ministry’s wording that the shooter was someone Murati had known before, who was accompanied by another person. Kurir and Telegraf, however, report a softer version, saying it is only suspected that one of the two people in the car knew the wounded singer, without claiming he was the one who pulled the trigger. Republika, for its part, says the first information about two people being in the car came from the Kosovo outlet Bota Sot, which covers events in North Macedonia.

In Serbia, Kurir was the first to report the story, citing the Interior Ministry’s statement and Alsat’s reporting, and other domestic outlets soon followed, among them Informer and Republika. None of the sources have so far published the names of the people in the car the shots were fired from, nor any details about the weapon used.

The Interior Ministry also said the investigation is ongoing:

“All measures and actions are being taken to shed light on this case.”

According to the ministry, Skopje police are working to identify and locate those involved in the attack. Officials have not yet given a motive for the shooting, nor said whether the attacker and Murati had any prior conflict.

The singer’s condition is described as stable. Neither the Interior Ministry nor the hospital has released further details about the severity of his injuries or his ongoing treatment. The hospital treating him has made no separate statements to the media, all information so far coming from the Interior Ministry. The ministry also did not say whether the wider area around Aracinovo was searched for suspects.

Aracinovo, where the shooting took place, sits right at the entrance to Skopje, and the incident happened late at night, shortly before 2 a.m.

Our outlet had not previously reported on this case. It will be updated as soon as North Macedonia’s Interior Ministry releases new information about the investigation or the identities of those linked to the shooting.