On the night between January 9th and 10th, in Battipaglia, in the province of Salerno, a 41-year-old man was the focus of a State Police investigation after being treated at the emergency room of the Santa Maria della Speranza hospital with a serious wound to his left thigh.
The doctors, examining the injury, immediately recognized the presence of an entrance and exit wound, accompanied by a burn typical of a gunshot fired at close range.
After alerting the Flying Squad, officers began an investigation, reconstructing the incident: the 41-year-old, who was carrying a gun in his waistband, accidentally fired a shot, wounding him in the leg. After receiving treatment, he was arrested for illegal possession of a concealed weapon.
A modified, ready-to-fire Beretta PX 4 replica pistol was found in the man's home, equipped with a magazine holding four .380 Gfl rounds. Thirty-seven additional .19-gauge rounds and a modified bullet, which had been deformed by a direct impact, were also found.
The incident highlights once again the risk associated with the possession of unauthorised weapons and the tight controls by law enforcement in the Campania region.
Source EDITORIAL TEAM
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