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ROME - An Italian gunman shot and killed a man and injured at least six other people when he opened fire from his balcony at passers-by and police in a town outside Rome, police said.
Angelo Spagnolo, 52, thought to be a retired army captain, surrendered after a two-hour standoff in Guidonia, east of Italy's capital.
Rome police chief Marcello Fulvi said: "He didn't have a hostage, but he was in a elevated position in the dark, a position of enormous tactical advantage." Among the wounded were police officers involved in efforts to apprehend Spagnolo. The fatality was thought to be a 55-year-old tattoo shop owner.
Italian media reported that Spagnolo set fire to petrol canisters on his balcony, and then barricaded himself inside the home that he shared with his mother. The gunman, who used a rifle and a handgun, was divorced and had one daughter, it was reported.
- Reuters
