HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. – A 27-year-old woman shot and killed her 34-year-old husband and then herself on Wednesday in a Hallandale Beach highrise, police said on Friday.
Albana Krasniqi wrote on Facebook that her sister-in-law had shot her younger brother five times in the chest on the eve of Thanksgiving Day.
According to the Hallandale Beach Police Department, the two dead were Sabrina Dzaferovic, also known as Sabrina Krasniqi, and her husband Pajtim Krasniqi.
“She betrayed him, his love, and his trust. She shattered my family. My siblings and I will never be the same. I’m terrified my mother will not ever recover,” the grieving woman wrote on Thursday.
The crime scene was at apartment 4508 at 1830 South Ocean Drive. A Shot Spotter recorded five quick gunshots fired, a short pause, and a sixth gunshot.
Aerial images of the apartment with an ocean view showed a heart-shaped box with roses and a teddy bear. A yellow tarp covered a body on the balcony.
The Krasniqi family has connections to New York and to Peja, Kosovo, where news of the murder-suicide also made headlines in Albanian.
They released the following statement to Local 10 News on Friday evening:
My brother Pajtim was a devoted brother, son, uncle and friend.
He had a love of life that few could ever hope to replicate.
He was a fighter. He was one of the mentally toughest people I have ever had the privilege of knowing. After sustaining a devastating motorcycle accident in 2018, he was determined to not allow the doctors to amputate his leg, despite all the evidence this was the best path forward. Knowing full well saving his leg would lead to multiple surgeries, pain, and long recovery times, he met the challenge head on. He further disregarded doctors orders and refused to take his pain medication during each of his surgery recoveries as he refused to become addicted to the medications.
Facing unfathomable odds and despite those multiple surgeries and long healing times, he never complained. He never acted out. He took it all in stride. His strength and determination was infectious to those of us who knew him and will forever be a source of strength and pride for our family.
He loved his nieces and nephews without parallel. It brings great joy to remember him smiling, laughing and playing with the children. He was always the first to want to take them for ice cream, treat them to a movie or simply play around the house.
The Krasniqi Family
A neighbor and friend of Pajtim Krasniqi who asked to conceal his identity spoke with Local 10 News’ Samiar Nefzi.
“Every time I saw them or they went in the pool, everything seemed like they were great,” he said. “I met him here in the community. Great individual. It was very devastating, what happened. Everybody’s just in shock.”
Neighbors also confirmed Sabrina Krasniqi was featured in a 2021 Inside Edition segment under the name Sabrina Dzaferovic.