Investigators believe Albanian actor and his wife may have struggled with each other before fall 

An Albanian actor and his wife who hurtled from the sixth floor of their NYC apartment building may have struggled with each other before the fatal plunge.

Investigators are probing the possibility of a struggle between the couple, a high-ranking police source told the New York Post on Tuesday.

‘There were signs in the apartment that indicated it wasn’t all Kumbaya, like they didn’t just decide to leave their kids behind and jump,’ the source said.  

Florind Belliu, 35, and Ornela Shehi, 28, were found in the courtyard of 2199 Cruger Avenue at Pelham Parkway South in Morris Park section of The Bronx about 9:15 a.m. Saturday, after plunging from the sixth floor.  

Distressing video shows  Shehi falling from the building’s sixth floor and landing in the alleyway. Her husband landed seconds later. 

The police source told The Post that a suicide note was not left behind.

The city’s Medical Examiner’s Office has not yet determined the cause of death for either Belliu or Shehi as it awaits ‘additional investigative information.’

Belliu, who was an aspiring actor and screenwriter, had previously been reported to be ’emotionally disturbed’ and missing in April, before police located him

Neighbors say they heard shouting just before the couple fell as investigators continued to look into the deadly incident as the tragic result of a possible fight between the pair.

The couple moved into the building with their two young sons about four months ago, neighbors said, and authorities never received reports of domestic violence,  according to police sources. 

Their young sons, ages 6 and 2, were inside the apartment at the time with one neighbor recalling hearing a child cry out, ‘Mom! Mom!’ after the tragic fall. 

Neighbors told local media that the pair were a ‘quiet couple’ who ‘kept to themselves,’ but recall seeing Belliu in an angry state on Friday. 

‘I’ve seen them always buying things for the house, like every day together, with two kids together, we didn’t recognize there was something wrong,’ Shadie Perkaj, the wife of the building’s super, told the Daily News, adding that Saturday was Belliu’s birthday.

Belliu, who was an aspiring actor and screenwriter, was a graduate of the University of Arts in Tirana, Albania, and performed on TV and in the theater before moving to the US, according to EuroNews Albania. 

Belliu’s friend Elona Caslli mourned the loss on Facebook.

‘What great pain made you [kill yourself]?!’ Caslli wrote in Albanian. ‘A multiple tragedy for which there is no word of consolation. God give strength to your children and parents.’

Family members and friends mourned outside the Bronx apartment building on Saturday. The New York Daily News reported that Belliu’s devastated mother collapsed and could be seen sobbing in response to the news of her son’s death. 

Video reportedly shows Shehi plunging from the building’s sixth floor first and landing in the alleyway, with Belliu following seconds later. They were pronounced dead at the scene

Police sources told the Post that Belliu had previously been reported to be ’emotionally disturbed’ and missing in April, before police located him. 

Neighbor Robert Sanchez described Belliu as someone who didn’t have a friendly demeanor. 

‘When you would walk next to him he just didn’t have a friendly demeanor so I would just keep it moving,’ Sanchez said. ‘They kept to themselves and were very isolated.’

An employee at Zymi, a nearby café, agreed with the sentiment.

‘He was never in the right state of mind. He would come have a coffee or eat and would not interact with the fellow members of the community,’ the employee said. ‘The wife never really said anything. She was always quiet and isolated but they always seemed to have the kids (with them).’

Neighbors told local media that the pair were a ‘quiet couple’ who ‘kept to themselves,’ but recall seeing Belliu in an angry state on Friday. Their deaths are under investigation 

Belliu graduated University of Arts in Tirana, Albania, and performed on TV and in the theater before moving to the US, where he was recently working on two books and a movie script

Friends and family mourned the couple’s loss on social media while questioning why he allegedly hurled himself off the building

Friends and family mourned the couple’s loss on social media while questioning why he allegedly hurled himself off the building. 

‘Why bro, why bro…did you choose this path? What was missing when you all had us in your arms and supported you? What made you to take a road without a beginning and an end?’ Albanian actor Andi Llabuti posted.

‘What do we say to [your] mother when she sees us on the street that we cannot protect you? Why didn’t you think a little about your family, your mother and your sisters? We all knew your abilities and the values you had, but never this wisdom! You made us so sad that there is no explanation! May Allah have mercy on you!’

Albanian comedian Cela Irgen posted a tribute on Instagram stating that Belliu broke his heart.

‘I can’t believe I’m making this status for you,’ he wrote in a Sunday post. ‘You are embedded in my mind and my heart for all those beautiful memories we have together and the passion we shared for acting. May you both rest in peace my dear friend and may God give strength to both families in these difficult times.’