Gunman kills two children and pensioner in shooting near Rome
14 Jun, 2021
Italy shocked by triple murder in Ardea.
A man shot and killed two children and a pensioner in a small seaside town south of Rome on Sunday 13 June, in a case that has shocked Italy.
After the shooting the 34-year-old attacker holed up in his house nearby, killing himself before police stormed the building several hours later.
The gunman was named as Andrea Pignani, an unemployed computer engineer who had been living with his mother and had reportedly not left the house in about a year.
Accounts by locals suggest the man suffered from mental health issues and had threatened neighbours in the past by waving a gun in the air, according to news agency ANSA.