Naples. It was only due to the malfunction of the gun that no one died at the height of yet another fight between rival traders in the heart of the Decumani. Precisely in via Pietro Colletta.
Protagonist Gennaro Peluso, 60 years old from Casoria and owner of the Martini bar. The man tried to kill the rival shopkeeper but the gun jammed. The tragedy narrowly avoided last Tuesday in the center of Napoli, at the height of a dispute between traders, which broke out at lunchtime.
The owner of the Martini bar accused the nearby pizza chef of steal his customers, attempted to shoot his colleague but, fortunately, the gun jammed. The gesture caused panic in the area.
The attacker fired two shots into the air before turning the gun - an illegally held 7.65 caliber - on the victim. It was arrested in flagrante delicto and locked up in the Neapolitan prison of Poggioreale.
The man, with a criminal record for robbery and illegal possession of firearms, assisted by the lawyer Fabrizio De Maio of the Lagonegro court, is expected this morning in front of the investigating judge of Naples for the validation hearing: the investigators are charging him with the crime of attempted aggravated murder from abject and futile motives.
Article published on May 25, 2023 - 11:10 pm
