Overview

• The Public Prosecutor’s Office of Rimini asked a judge to close the six-month investigation of Carabiniere Marshal Luciano Masini, ruling his response justified
• Footage shows Masini shouting warnings and firing warning shots to the legs before firing five fatal rounds when the suspect closed within 50 centimeters
• Investigators report that 23-year-old Muhammad Abdallah Abd Hamid Sitta stabbed four people in Villa Verucchio prior to charging at Masini armed with a knife, a Quran and prayer beads
• Masini faced an inquiry for alleged excessive self-defense and was defended throughout the probe by lawyer Tommaso Borghesi
• The victim’s family has engaged attorney Alvaro Rinaldi to explore opposing the dismissal request and pursue further legal action