Tragedy in Mortara (Pavia) where a terrible accident occurred: a young man local police officer he was killed by a stray shot while showing his service pistol to a friend. Unfortunately, nothing could be done to save the policeman. Investigations are underway by the police to try to reconstruct the dynamics of the affair.
What happened
According to local newspapers, the episode occurred during the afternoon today, Saturday 17 May. A young 22-year-old local police officer lost his life. The boy was with afriend in a house in Gropello Cairoli (Pavia), in Lomellina, when the tragedy occurred. The officer had shown the girl a firearm, presumably the service pistoland the young woman was handling it when a shot went off.
The bullet hit the 22-year-old in the chest, injuring him very seriously. The request for help was immediate. The 118 health workers reached the scene and tried to stabilize the young man. The boy’s condition, however, immediately appeared very serious. The injured officer was transported under code red to the emergency room of the San Matteo Polyclinic in Pavia but despite the timely intervention of the doctors, who immediately ordered emergency surgery, nothing could be done to save his life. The 22-year-old is deceased shortly after his arrival in the hospital.
The investigations
The case is being investigated carabinieri of the Pavia operations department together with colleagues from the Vigevano command. There are many steps still to be clarified.
In these hours the investigators are trying to reconstruct the dynamics of the affair to trace any responsibilities.
