A 25-year-old man from Cagliari, Mattia Secci , was shot in the head this afternoon on Via Bassi, a street in Giliacquas, in Elmas. His condition is serious: 118 responded to the scene with an ambulance. He was immediately transferred to Brotzu Hospital.
The Carabinieri have already arrested the alleged perpetrator, Giorgio Argiolas, 26 years old.
According to initial reports, the 26-year-old fired to defend his brother Leonardo, 25, whom Secci allegedly attempted to run over with a car . Furthermore, Secci was likely accompanied by another person, and it appears the two were carrying a gun . Argiolas then allegedly left the house with the rifle and fired three shots at his brother's rival at close range, one hitting him in the head.
Secci is hospitalized at Brotzu with a guarded prognosis, but his life is not in danger.
