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June 13, 2021 Gunshots in the street in Ardea, near Rome. Two children and an elderly person were affected. The first reports arrived at 112 shortly after 11 and immediately ambulances and helicopter rescue went to the scene of the shooting. The old man did not make it and died despite the help, the children in very serious conditions. Attempts to save them are underway. "Both children are also quite seriously injured" explained Mario Savarese, mayor of Ardea, speaking of the shooting that took place in his city, to Rainews24. The mayor confirmed that the affected elder died



The shooting was allegedly a 34-year-old with mental problems who then barricaded himself at home. The GIS carabinieri, military negotiators and an Api team of the provincial command of Rome are operating on the spot, with the carabinieri of Ardea, Anzio and Pomezia. 



"I had a first report from the Ares 118 Health Department. Our operators are on site with two helicopters, two ambulances and a self-medic to rescue the people involved in the shooting, including two children aged 3 and 8. The situation represented it is very serious and I am constantly updated with our rescuers ". Thus the regional councilor for health Alessio D'Amato regarding the shooting.



"I have just returned from the place where the incident happened, the upper part of Colle Romito, a residential village. Those present and the police tell us that someone heard the shots, the person who could have shot has already been identified , he seems to be an unstable person who had already manifested hostile behavior. It is thought that everything happened for futile reasons. But we still don't know anything precise ", said the mayor of Ardea.



"Attention. All locked in the house there is a person who shoots in the consortium". It is one of the many appeals that are bouncing in these minutes on the social groups of Colle Romito, the consortium in the municipality of Ardea, near Rome, where this morning a person shot in the street hitting an elderly person and two children. "Stay at home! There seems to be an armed person wandering around Colle Romito", writes another user.