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Liu Wenham Dies a Week After Rogoredo Police Shootout in Milan

Prosecutors have placed the shooting officer under investigation as a due-process step pending a review of the use of force.

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.