A policeman killed a young man in Crotone, in the popular neighborhood of “Campanaro” . On the same occasion, the officer, 37 years old, was seriously injured.
The victim is Francesco Chimirri, a man from Crotone who worked as a pizza chef in Isola Capo Rizzuto and was a very well-known person, his TikTok profile has 158 thousand followers. The man was taken to the hospital but did not make it, his injuries were too serious.
The Carabinieri are investigating the incident, which occurred around 3:30 p.m., and according to an initial reconstruction , the officer was reacting to an assault . It all started in Isola Capo Rizzuto, where the policeman, who was on his way to the office to start work, saw Chimirri run over some parked cars with his car and drive away. So he started chasing them, which ended right in the Campanaro neighborhood in Crotone, considered highly sensitive because many criminals live there. When the policeman pulled up alongside him and the cars stopped, Chimirri, the family members who were with him in the car and other residents of the neighborhood violently attacked him. At that point the officer reacted and fired three shots with his service weapon, only one of which hit the 44-year-old, leaving him no escape.
Since then, the officer has been lynched by several people, relatives and acquaintances of Chimirri, who have kicked, punched and beaten him, causing serious injuries . Only the intervention of the Carabinieri has brought calm to the situation, not without difficulty. The officer is now hospitalized in Crotone where he will undergo surgery for the numerous injuries he has suffered, especially to his face, but his life is not in danger. The policeman's initials have been released: GS, 37 years old, a highly experienced officer of the mobile squad.
(Unioneonline/L)
