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| Ardea shooting | |
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| Location | Viale Corona Boreale, Colle Romito, Ardea, Lazio, Italy |
| Coordinates | 41°32′59″N12°35′03″E / 41.549599°N 12.584055°E |
| Date | 13 June 2021 ~11:00 am GMT+2 |
| Weapons | 7.65mm Beretta 81 pistol |
| Deaths | 4 (including the perpetrator) |
| Perpetrator | Andrea Pignani |
The Ardea shooting was a mass shooting incident that occurred on 13 June 2021, in Colle Romito, Ardea, Lazio, Italy.
On the morning of 13 June 2021, at about 11:00 am (GMT+2), a man opened fire at a local park located on Via Corona Boreale in Ardea. He targeted random civilians who were passing through the area. A total of three people were shot, all of whom died: an elderly man on a bicycle who was killed at the scene, and two children who died after being admitted to a hospital. [1] [2] A fourth person was also targeted but escaped unharmed. The attacker fled the scene and barricaded himself at his home before committing suicide.
The attacker was identified as 35-year-old Andrea Pignani, a local resident. Pignani suffered from mental health problems, and was known for previous crimes and threats, including one where he threatened his mother with a knife. [3] The gun used in the shooting was owned by his father, a former security guard, who died months prior to the incident. All the victims were targeted at random and had no connection to the attacker. [4]
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