Overview

• The suspect was stopped by the priest’s security and a Carabinieri patrol and taken to the Caivano station for questioning.
• He approached in the Communion line and handed over a handkerchief containing a 9x21 round, which was seized as evidence.
• Investigators’ initial hypothesis points to an act of intimidation connected to recent drive‑by shooting runs near the parish.
• The Prefect of Naples has strengthened policing in Parco Verde following the latest episodes of gunfire.
• Political leaders expressed solidarity, with Vice Premier Antonio Tajani condemning the act as a profanation of a sacrament, and reporting describes the detainee as known to police with a prior psychiatric history.