Overview

• Salvatore Calvaruso, accused of killing three young men in Monreale on April 27, has had his arrest formally validated by a Palermo judge and remains in custody.
• Calvaruso confessed to shooting three times with a pistol he claims to have found days earlier, asserting he acted in self-defense during a brawl.
• Autopsies confirmed that victims Salvatore Turdo, Massimo Pirozzo, and Andrea Miceli died from gunshot wounds, with funerals scheduled for May 2 in Monreale's cathedral.
• Investigators are searching for at least two firearms believed to have been used in the incident, as well as any accomplices involved in the shooting.
• Community members held a torchlight vigil to mourn the victims, while the Comune di Monreale has taken responsibility for organizing the funerals.