A “game” that ended in tragedy: the death of Arcangelo Correra: a gunshot to the head, precisely to the forehead, perhaps a game gone wrong, the rush to the hospital and then death.
Arcangelo Correra, who turned 18 last October 25, died like this, in Naples, in the Tribunali area, in Piazzetta Sedil Capuano. The shooter was a 19-year-old boy, Renato Caiafa, cousin of the victim, who at the police station, to the agents of the Flying Squad directed by Giovanni Leuci, told what happened shortly before dawn, around 5:XNUMX.
The police officers of the Office of General Prevention and Public Safety of Naples arrived at the emergency room of the Vecchio Pellegrini Hospital, in the Montesanto district, where the 18-year-old had been taken shortly before and where, within a short time, many of the boy's friends and relatives had arrived.
Correra arrived already in desperate conditions with a cerebral hemorrhage that left him no escape. Death occurred a few hours later. In Piazzetta Sedil Capuano, on the ground, still the stains of the young man's blood and bullets including an unexploded one, found in the street by the forensic police.
The trail being followed is that of a game gone wrong, as also evidenced by an unexploded bullet found on the ground by the forensic team. Correra – according to what has been reconstructed – was in the company of other boys more or less his age, and that they were handling a gun for fun when, for reasons still being ascertained, a bullet would have gone off and hit Correra in the head.
Among the boys present at the time of the shooting was Renato Caiafa, brother of Luigi Caiafa, cousin of the victim, a 17-year-old killed in Naples 4 years ago during a robbery by a policeman. Caiafa, together with an accomplice, had targeted two boys on foot between via Duomo and via Marina, on the evening of October 4, 2020, but at that moment plainclothes officers were passing by.
Caiafa pulled out a 'toy' gun but without the red cap and one of the officers shot, causing his death. Caiafa was in the company of Ciro De Tommaso, 18 years old, son of Gennaro De Tommaso, known as 'Genny 'a carogna'.
Shooting continues in the city on the day a public meeting was held “Let’s free Naples from violence”. Correra is the third young man who has just turned 15 in the space of ten days: Emanuele Tufano was only 23 years old, in a clash between gangs, he lost his life from stab wounds to the abdomen, in Corso Umberto, between October 24 and XNUMX.
Last week, on the night between October 27 and 28, Santo Romano, a 19-year-old goalkeeper of Eccellenza, lost his life because of a stained shoe, killed by a minor who admitted to the investigating judge: "Yes, I shot, but it was to defend myself". The latest victim is now Arcangelo Correra, who just turned 18, who died for fun.
Adding a comment on this tragedy is the mayor of Naples, Gaetano Manfredi, who highlighted the importance of education and support for those young people who live in difficult contexts. The need to work on social inclusion and to strengthen video surveillance is a priority for the administration, the mayor said.
Reactions and social mobilizations Correra's death is not an isolated case. The toll is sad, with three young people killed violently in the city and province of Naples in just 17 days. Episodes that are fueling fear and concern among citizens and tourism operators in the capital of Campania.
In this climate of tension, about 300 people participated in the demonstration “Let’s free Naples from violence”, organized by Libera and the diocese. A strong and clear reminder of the need to educate and offer a dignified future to young Neapolitans.
In this context, Gianfranco Wurzburger, president of Asso.gio.ca, raised the alarm on the ease with which one can acquire a weapon: even a blank gun can become lethal with a few modifications. Appeals from the political and social world The death of Arcangelo Correra, along with that of other young people recently, has incited a flood of requests for concrete interventions by the government.
Angelo Bonelli of Europa Verde asked where Matteo Piantedosi was, reiterating the need for extraordinary prevention and support plans, as well as presence on the territory. Harsh criticism also came from Fratelli d'Italia and the League, where Senator Gianluca Cantalamessa promised rapid responses to deal with this emergency.
Finally, the Neapolitan rapper Geolier also expressed his pain on social media, observing how his beloved Naples is being humiliated by such episodes of violence, launching an appeal to put an end to this spiral of blood.
Article published on November 9, 2024 - 20:45
