The dispute on the day of his return to service at the municipal waste center of Alghero , after two months of absence due to illness, following back surgery .
New details emerge on the tragedy that shocked the Alghero community yesterday morning . Antonio Urgias, 43, known as Patacò, had health problems which probably prevented him from carrying out certain tasks , which is why he had been assigned to sweep the streets by hand. Ecological operator for almost six years, he had been stabilized for about a year. Yesterday at dawn the drama took place. He had returned to work after a period of illness that began in October.
He had an animated discussion with his superiors on the type of services to be performed and on a shortfall of 150 euros from the paycheck, then he left slamming the door . Later at 5.45 he returned to his workplace with a weapon in his hand , aimed the gun at his superiors, shooting in the legs of the engineer Ivan Cherchi, site manager and director of the eco-centre, and of the accountant Sergio Florulli, head area. The intervention of the third operator served to make him desist. "I'm not going back for these two in jail" he shouted , then turned the 7.65 pistol on himself, sat down on the chair and shot himself in the head.
His was a stormy life, marked by difficult moments and some criminal records, crimes committed in 2009 when he was arrested for private violence, damage and unjustified possession of objects capable of offending . In 2016, the handcuffs were still triggered for threats and damage. The idea of returning to prison tormented him and yesterday morning, after becoming aware of the deed, he preferred to take his own life. For many years he was a fisherman, then the fortune of a secure job. He lived in a former school in Sa Segada, a village on the outskirts of Alghero. He had occupied the house where he lived in the company of his dog. After the tragedy, the carabinieri inspected the house.
"About six years ago he managed to find a job in the Alghero Ambiente construction site and this helped him in that continuous and tormented search for serenity which for various reasons he could not find", said the councilor for the environment, Andrea Montis . "I have no idea what could have triggered such a gesture but I know well the dignity of silence for which any further word would be useless and inappropriate". The memory also passes through the heads and hearts of those who knew him. "Saying that I'm sorry is not enough, I don't know the facts and I prefer to keep quiet," commented Francesca Carta, a retired traffic warden from Alghero. “But I want to spend a few words for a boy I've known since birth – he continued – because he was of disarming loyalty, tough on the tough and tender on the weak. I hope you can find peace Antonio, that peace that was taken away from you on this earth!».
The injured colleagues, yesterday afternoon, underwent surgery on their femur at the civil hospital in Alghero. Their conditions are not serious .