Three women, including a friend of Italy’s new prime minister, were killed and four injured by a man’s gunfire in a cafe in Rome on Sunday 11/12.
The victims were attending a meeting of the residents’ association in a building in the area.
Rome Mayor Roberto Gualtieri described the attack as “a serious incident of violence” and announced that he would hold an emergency meeting on Monday.
The 57-year-old suspect was arrested. According to local media, he has a history of fighting with some members of the association’s board.
According to the news of the Italian newspaper La Repubblica, the vice president of the association, Luciana Ciorba, was at the cafe in the Fidene district.
He said the gunman walked into the bar shouting “I’m going to kill you all” before shooting on Sunday. He was reportedly restrained by other residents before he was taken into police custody.
Two women and two men are believed to have been injured. One person is in serious condition.
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni announced that one of the women killed was her friend Nicoletta Golisano. The other two were identified as Elisabetta Silenzi and Sabina Sperandio.
Meloni said in a Facebook post that she offered her condolences to Golisano’s family, that she would always remember her friend as “beautiful and happy”.
“Nicoletta was a protective mother, a sincere and discreet friend, a woman who was both strong and fragile at the same time,” she wrote.
“But most of all, he was a professional with an unusual sense of duty… Nicoletta was my friend.”
“It is not right to die like this,” said Meloni, leader of the far-right Fratelli d’Italia (Sisters of Italy) party.
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“Nicoletta was happy and beautiful in the red dress she bought for her 50th birthday party a few weeks ago. For me she will always remain beautiful and happy.”
Meloni, who was sworn in as the country’s prime minister in October, reported that the shooting range where the suspect allegedly stole the weapon used in the attack was also closed and is under investigation.
Police have yet to comment on the suspect’s motivation. The attack is not believed to be politically motivated.
The news in the Italian press suggests that there has been a fierce argument between the suspect and the residents of the building for some time.
– This text was published at https://www.bbc.com/portuguese/internacional-63946258.
source: Noticias
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