Overview
- Pio Marco Salomone, 19, was struck in the head shortly after 1 a.m. while riding in a car in Naples’ Arenaccia neighborhood and died after arriving at the CTO hospital.
- Friends who were with him drove him to the emergency room; initial medical checks indicate the bullet entered and exited the skull toward the forehead.
- The Naples Squadra Mobile, led by Giovanni Leuci, is reconstructing the events and has not excluded the possibility of an ambush.
- Investigators cite inconsistencies in witness statements, and no suspects have been publicly identified or arrests announced.
- Family and acquaintances gathered at the hospital where tensions rose after the death was confirmed; police note the victim had minor prior drug-related records without linking them to a motive.