Overview
- The 23-year-old bar worker was stabbed in the chest around 1:20 a.m. Tuesday in Piazza Mercatale after stepping in to shield a colleague from harassment.
- He went into cardiac arrest from blood loss, was revived by emergency medics, and is now intubated in intensive care after heart surgery.
- Police detained two suspects, identified as an Italian minor about 16 and a South American man, after overnight searches in the city center.
- Detectives are reviewing surveillance video and witness accounts that reportedly identified the pair as they pursue an attempted murder case.
- Authorities are also checking reports of an attempted robbery, and the Prefecture called a public order meeting for the square.