Afragola – Three seconds, three damned seconds. That was all it took for the ruthless, precise and determined killer to kill with a double sequence of fire, Pasquale Buono, known as, o' grappino, 47 years old, while he was inside his parents' haberdashery in Corso Italia, at Palazzine Gescal in Afragola.
The ruthless execution of the Camorra, which lasts 25 seconds, was captured by one of the cameras from the public video surveillance of the municipality of Afragola. The two killers certainly knew about the presence of the cameras and arrived on a motorbike with their helmets covered by full-face helmets.
The dynamics of the ambush, the shots show the scene with raw effectiveness
As the images show, a Honda SH with two people on board stops in front of the store. The passenger, his face covered by a full-face helmet, gets off, turns his back because a customer comes out of the store with a bag in his hand. When the man is turning the corner, the killer runs toward the store already with the gun in his hand and the bullet in the chamber. He starts shooting three times. Then he stops and shoots again. The whole thing lasts three seconds.
He then ran toward his accomplice on the motorcycle and sped away. Passersby and other shopkeepers outside their businesses were terrified. Then the screams of the victim's family began. Despite the efforts of passersby and the emergency services , there was nothing that could be done: he died instantly, struck in vital organs.
The motive: an inconvenient testimony?
Investigators are pursuing the Camorra lead. Buono, despite having no previous convictions for mafia crimes: he was in fact accused in a trial for attempted extortion from a dairy. Considered close to the Moccia clan, in particular to Salvatore Puzio “'o Ghirù”
A repentant had indicated him as the alleged perpetrator of two murders. He was supposed to testify about an extortion and the murder of an affiliate of the “'o Gelsomino” group. The one in Afragola is the second murder in 48 hours in the northern hinterland of Naples
Two days earlier, Antonio Vitale , known to law enforcement , was killed in Cardito . Both ambushes were carried out by motorcycle killers. The area is the scene of clashes between factions of the Moccia clan for control of drug dealing.
The response of the institutions
Prefect Michele Di Bari has ordered increased controls in the area. The episode will be the focus of the next Provincial Committee for Order and Security.
It is incredible that in such an advanced society there are still episodes of such brutal violence. The authorities must do more to ensure the safety of citizens and prevent these murders that upset communities.
It is truly incredible how violence in these areas has increased. It is unclear how killers can act with such impunity. It is important that the authorities take more severe measures to ensure the safety of the local community.