Overview
- The 30-year-old allegedly stole a security guard’s pistol and used it against police before being shot in the head and an arm.
- He was hospitalized in critical condition at Ospedale Niguarda after the Feb. 1 confrontation and died on Feb. 7.
- Railway police had stopped him three times in the preceding days — Jan. 30 in Rogoredo with stones, Jan. 31 after threatening a guard with broom handles, and Feb. 1 over a screwdriver theft attempt — and released him after checks.
- He was briefly admitted for psychiatric evaluation on Jan. 31 and discharged hours later, and relatives had reported him missing citing recurring mental health problems.
- The incident comes days after another fatal police shooting in Rogoredo where the officer was also entered in the register of suspects pending inquiries.