Overview
- Gaetano Maranzano, 28, is in custody after admitting he killed Paolo Taormina and claiming he lost control over a past grievance involving his partner.
- Investigators are analyzing surveillance that, according to sources, shows Maranzano holding an object and fleeing in a dark Lancia Y with three others toward the Zen area.
- An autopsy has been performed at Palermo’s Policlinico, with findings pending on the exact cause of death and the weapon, as early accounts of a group beating remain unverified.
- Police recovered a 9mm semiautomatic at the suspect’s home; ballistics will determine whether it is the murder weapon.
- Public anger has swelled with about 2,000 people at a candlelight vigil, the mayor has requested more police, and a meeting with the interior minister is slated for Wednesday in Rome.