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15-year-old shot dead in Naples – TopNews

A 15-year-old boy was shot dead in Naples on the night of Wednesday to Thursday.


The murder took place in the southern port city's central Corso Umberto.


The police task force is investigating the involvement of two other minors who were injured in the shooting and were treated at a local hospital.


Security officers rushed to the scene overnight after being alerted to a shooting in the central area and discovered that the fatally injured teenager was born in 2009, investigative sources said.


The prefect of Naples, Michele di Bari, has called a meeting of the provincial public order and security committee for Thursday afternoon to discuss the deadly incident.

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