Orta di Atella, the killer of the Marrandino brothers also pointed his gun at the carabinieri

Antonio Mangiacapre, in prison for two days as the presumed perpetrator of the double homicide of brothers Marco Marradino and Claudio Marrandino, aged 40 and 29, had also turned his gun on a carabiniere who intervened on the scene.

This is what emerges from the investigation and from an information note from the Prosecutor's Office of North Naples. The soldier also fired two gunshots to defend himself, missing the target.

The killer fled in his car, pursued by the Carabinieri for several kilometers. During his escape, he threw pieces of glass from the window at the military car, damaging it. Eventually, the man abandoned the vehicle in a rural area and managed to disappear.

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Thanks to intense and incessant searches, coordinated by the Public Prosecutor's Office of Naples North, the fugitive was tracked down to a local health facility. He was arrested, questioned and denied any involvement in the double homicide.

During the house searches, illegally held weapons and ammunition were found, including a modified sawn-off shotgun with the serial number erased, a semi-automatic pistol and a large quantity of material for packaging cartridges and gunpowder.

In the past he had threatened a neighbor with a gun

The man, who in the past had already been the recipient of administrative measures prohibiting the possession of weapons and revoking his gun license, is now in the Santa Maria Capua Vetere prison, at the disposal of the Judicial Authority.

Investigations are underway to clarify the motive for the murder.