Overview

• Rubens Bertocchi, 55, fatally shot his wife Elena Belloni, 51, inside their home at 53 via Fanti in Cene on June 5 before turning the gun on himself.
• The couple’s 20-year-old son alerted emergency services after being unable to enter the locked apartment, prompting firefighters to force entry.
• Carabinieri from the Clusone Company and Bergamo Investigative Unit responded to the scene under prosecutor Giampiero Golluccio’s coordination.
• Investigators have seized the family’s residence and mobile phones and are searching for any written notes that could explain Bertocchi’s motive.
• The legally registered pistol used in the incident underscores growing concerns over domestic violence cases involving firearms in Italy.