Overview

• On June 22 in Foria di Centola, a 60-year-old homeowner confronted three burglars with a shotgun, killing a 23-year-old intruder and wounding another.
• The homeowner appeared before the Vallo della Lucania prosecutor’s office on June 25 to confess to manslaughter and to revealing the body’s location in nearby San Severino di Centola.
• Carabinieri have carried out detailed forensic examinations at the villa and surrounding countryside to determine the circumstances of the shooting.
• The wounded 28-year-old suspect remains in critical condition at Naples’ Cardarelli Hospital while a third assailant is still at large.
• About 30 people linked to the suspects staged a punitive expedition at the homeowner’s property before Carabinieri intervention forced their retreat.