Ardea shooting

The Ardea shooting was a mass shooting incident that occurred on 13 June 2021, in Colle Romito, Ardea, Lazio, Italy.

Ardea shooting
Location	Viale Corona Boreale, Colle Romito, Ardea, Lazio, Italy
Coordinates	41.549599°N 12.584055°E / 41.549599; 12.584055
Date	13 June 2021 ~11:00 am GMT+2
Weapons	7.65mm Beretta 81 pistol
Deaths	4 (including the perpetrator)
Perpetrator	Andrea Pignani

Shooting

On the morning of 13 June 2021, at about 11:00 am (GMT+2), a man opened fire at a local park located on Via Corona Boreale in Ardea. He targeted random civilians who were passing through the area. A total of three people were shot, all of whom died: an elderly man on a bicycle who was killed at the scene, and two children who died after being admitted to a hospital.^[1][2] A fourth person was also targeted but escaped unharmed. The attacker fled the scene and barricaded himself at his home before committing suicide.

The attacker was identified as 35-year-old Andrea Pignani, a local resident. Pignani suffered from mental health problems, and was known for previous crimes and threats, including one where he threatened his mother with a knife.^[3] The gun used in the shooting was owned by his father, a former security guard, who died months prior to the incident. All the victims were targeted at random and had no connection to the attacker.^[4]

See also

• List of mass shootings in Italy