Overview
- The victims were identified as Brigadiere Capo Valerio Daprà, Carabiniere Scelto Davide Bernardello, and Luogotenente Marco Piffari.
- Daprà and Bernardello served in the Carabinieri Api special units within the Padua command, while Piffari led a support team from the Battaglione Mobile of Mestre.
- The officers were part of a joint Carabinieri–Police team executing a court-ordered eviction at a farmhouse in Castel d'Azzano.
- The blast occurred at the moment of forced entry to remove three brothers subject to an order to vacate the property.
- Thirteen people were injured, with firefighters already on scene, as national leaders including Giorgia Meloni and Guido Crosetto issued condolences and Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi visited Carabinieri headquarters with Police Chief Vittorio Pisani.