"I wish a speedy recovery to the Carabiniere seriously injured by a blow this night in Rome”He states this in a note Lia Staropoli President of the National Association "ConDivisa - Security and Justice"
"I also express my unconditional closeness to the Carabiniere who had no choice but to shoot, to save his colleague and himself. With the hope of not having to undergo the usual judicial ordeal for having simply done one's duty. For a long time we have been asking for functional guarantees for those who every day risk their lives for our safety, the women and men of the police must be able to protect themselves to defend citizens "
During the night in Rome in the Eur area, a thief died and a carabiniere was injured during an attempted robbery. Around 4 o'clock the caretaker of a building opposite hears suspicious noises from an adjacent office and calls the carabinieri.
In a few minutes 3 patrols arrive, ordering to stop at two criminals who are trying to escape. There are two thieves, one throws himself at a carabiniere with a cutting weapon, probably a screwdriver, and wounds him not seriously. The carabinieri respond: two shots are fired, one of which hits one of the thieves. The other manages to escape in the dark. The ambulance is called immediately and arrives after a few minutes. But the man is already dead. More police cars arrive but the other bandit manages to escape.
According to reports, the victim is a 56-year-old Syrian convicted of various crimes including robbery, injury and evasion and recently the recipient of an expulsion decree. Meanwhile, several signs of forced entry are confirmed on the place where the presence of two suspicious people was reported. It is a 5-storey building that houses only offices.
There were two shots fired by one of the two deputy brigadiers. The intervention was ordered after an attempted break-in was reported. Both shots, of which only one hit, were fired head-on, from top to bottom, in an attempt not to damage vital organs. The bullet nose cones were found within a few centimeters. Meanwhile, the Rome Public Prosecutor's Office is waiting for a first report from the carabinieri on the facts. The victim, who has a history of robbery, injury and evasion, attacked and injured his colleague on patrol with a screwdriver before being shot. At the moment an investigation has not been launched in piazzale Clodio: the magistrates are waiting to read the papers before formally opening a proceeding and proceeding with any registration in the register of suspects. The military will most likely be investigated, to assess the culpable excess of self-defense. The injured colleague was treated with a 7-day prognosis.