Overview
- The 71-year-old was killed by a single long-range shot during the ceremony in the village of Vero.
- Authorities said the fatal round was fired from a long gun and launched a criminal investigation.
- Roughly 50 mourners were offered psychological support at a hospital in Ajaccio after the shooting.
- Orsoni was a former leader in Corsican nationalist movements and ex-president of football club AC Ajaccio who later worked abroad in the gambling sector.
- The motive remains unclear on an island long marked by vendettas, and past attacks include a 2008 attempt on Orsoni’s life and the 1983 killing of his brother Guy.