The tiny town of Bogogno in Novara is recovering from the tragic events of last night, which led to three dead and at least nine injured. The killer is 54 year old Angelo Sacco, who begun shooting when Claudio Morsuillo, a 39 year old geometra working for the Novara tribune, visited the apartment of. The aim of the visit was to evaluate the contents of the house for a possible requisition.
The shooter killed Claudio Morsuillo, and then barricaded himself in the house shooting at passer-by’s. A carabiniere, 30 year old Giamperro Cossu, the first to visit the scene of the shooting was also killed as was a 45 year old motorcyclist, Giovanni Paracchini.
Angelo Sacco continued to threaten passer-by’s making it impossible for people to approach the bodies of the victims. The police attempted to negotiate with the shooter and were assisted by the relatives of Angelo Sacco, which were trapped in the apartment below his. The warned the police that the shooter had shown signs of depression in the past weeks and was a solitary man that spent more time with his guns, as he was a keen hunter, rather than other people.
Eventually negotiations failed and the Italian police SWAT teams entered the apartment and managed to capture Angelo Sacco. As he was being led to the police car he shouted to the crowds: “They wanted to take my houseâ€.
The story has shocked all of Italy both because of the violence of Angelo Sacco, who kept shooting the dead bodies long after they had fallen, and because it comes at a time when an increasing number of Italians are facing economic problems, including failure to keep up with mortgage or rent payments.
