Murder in Messina: Young twenty-year-old shot dead in the street

Last Updated: June 2, 2024

Omicidio a Messina, ventenne freddato in strada con un colpo di arma da fuoco

A murder occurred last night in the Giostra district. A young man, 20-year-old Michele Lanfranchi, was shot dead in the street. The body was found on the sidewalk in via Michelangelo Rizzo with an evident gunshot wound. Investigations are ongoing by the mobile squad. The victim, shot in the neck, would have turned 20 next July.

The gun has reportedly been found at the scene. At present, the prevailing hypothesis is that the murder did not occur in criminal environments, but the police investigations are being directed in all directions.

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