Naples, a devastating attack on the Marigliano estate: shots fired at an abandoned house.

Naples - A dull crackle, eight holes in the plaster and shutters of an empty home. It was enough to trigger the alarm, reawakening the nightmare of a Camorra war that seemed to have subsided.

This afternoon, at number 44 of Via Gabella Vecchia, in the heart of the area long under the iron grip of the Margliano clan, a commando opened fire in what, in criminal jargon, is called a "stesa": a show of force, a blunt warning.

The target, a currently uninhabited apartment, bears unmistakable signs of a clear intent to intimidate: six bullets pierced the shutter, two lodged in the adjacent wall.

Carabinieri from the Stella Company and the Naples Mobile Radio Unit immediately responded to the scene, launching surveys and initial investigations to try to reconstruct the exact dynamics and, above all, the origin of the act.

Is this the signal of the end of the truce?

But for investigators and those familiar with the underworld of Neapolitan crime, the message is more than clear. Via Gabella Vecchia lies in a key area, a historic stronghold of the Margliano clan, known for its historic and bloody rivalry with the powerful Contini family of the Secondigliano Alliance.

After months of an apparent truce, a forced silence that had led many astray, today's demonstration appears to be a disturbing sign, a veritable kickoff to a potential resumption of armed conflict. An act of defiance, perhaps a response to a grievance, or an attempt to reassert control over a disputed territory.

The dynamic is typical of gang settling: shooting to intimidate, to send a clear signal to the opposing clan, in this case, almost certainly the Continis. The uninhabited apartment was chosen as a neutral but significant point of tension.

Investigations are ongoing, but the shadow of the Camorra is more than a suspicion: it's the tragic certainty that in Naples, power is still determined by gunfire. Fear is creeping back into the alleys: after the fragile armistice, the city is holding its breath, fearing yet another dramatic season of bloodshed. Now there are fears of a repeat, an escalation that will drag Naples back into the abyss of feuding.