This is the second time he has escaped death in seven months. Yet despite being aware of being a target for hitmen from opposing clans Anthony Gaetano, 20 years known as Plasmon, emerging boss di Pianura continues to go out and lead the life of his peers.
Last night he was in the car in the Mergellina nightlife along with other people when he was reached by the hitmen on motorbikes who tried to carry out the death mission.
The shooter aimed at the big target: three shots from close range. Two hit him in the abdomen and the other in the cervical area. He was taken to the hospital
San Paolo di Fuorigrotta, Napoli, underwent a delicate surgical operation. He is now hospitalized in intensive care in danger of life.
On the ground, the State Police found three shell casings. The incident is currently being investigated by the Flying Squad of the Naples Police Headquarters. The young man, with a criminal record and resident in the neighborhood Pianura, despite his young age, was considered a big shot in the Neapolitan criminal scene.
Known by the nickname of 'Plasmon', Gaetano would have been charged with reorganizing the clan of camorra Calone-Esposito-Marsicano. Already at the age of eighteen he was the victim of an ambush that should have cost him his life, but he escaped death by pure chance.
It was the night of last August 26th Gaetano was near number 334 when he was approached by two boys on a scooter who, without hesitation, opened fire.
Four shots in quick succession, two to the right leg and the right foot. Despite the serious wounds, Gaetano managed to drag himself to a safe place. It was his father who took him to the hospital.
La his home in recent months it has been the subject of more attacks even with gunfire and homemade bombs.
It is no coincidence that the affiliates, almost all very young and never arrested, would have gathered around him. And so the investigation is on the Carillo-Perfettos, rivals of the Marsicanos. And the ambush could also be linked to the March 3 crime in Pianura against Antonio Esposito, close to the Carillo-Espositos.
Not an easy task considering that even the rivals of via Torricelli they are reorganizing. Not by chance, right on Carrillo-Perfect, in these hours, the suspicions of the police would have concentrated. It is not the only lead that the investigators are following, but it seems to be the most accredited.
Article published on March 12, 2023 - 18pm
