2011 Florence shootings
On 13 December 2011, an armed attack occurred in Florence.[1][2] Two market traders from Senegal, 40-year-old Samb Modou, and 54-year-old Diop Mor,[3] were killed by Gianluca Casseri, who wounded three other Senegalese traders in another market.[1][2] According to Florentine prosecutor Giuseppe Quattrocchi, the killer shot himself dead as he was approached by police in a car park.[1] The attack was racially motivated according to authorities.[1][2] The attack occurred during the 2011 Liège attack, which started on the same day, at the same hour.
| 2011 Florence shootings | |
|---|---|
| Location | Florence, Tuscany, Italy |
| Date | 13 December 2011 12:34 p.m. (Central European Time) |
| Target | Senegalese market traders |
Attack type | Spree shooting Mass shooting Hate crime |
| Weapons | Smith & Wesson .357 Magnum |
| Deaths | 3 (including the perpetrator) |
| Injured | 3 |
| Perpetrator | Gianluca Casseri |
| Motive | Race hate crime |
Timeline
The first shootings were at the Piazza Dalmazia market on Tuesday morning, where two market traders were shot dead and one injured.[2] The killer then fled in a car and wounded two more vendors at the San Lorenzo later that day.[2] He shot himself when confronted by armed police.[2]
Response to shootings
After the shootings some people protested, marching to the Prefects' office, demanding justice and a representative met the prefect.[2][4][5] Some Senegalese met in the Duomo square to pray.[5]
CasaPound, an Italian far-right and neo-fascist[6] group, described him as a sympathiser but not a member.[2][5]
The attacker
The attacker was 50-year-old Gianluca Casseri, an accountant from Pistoia who had a history of involvement in far-right politics.[5] In 2010 he published an historical novel La Chiave del Caos, co-authored with Enrico Rulli.[7] He also published a newsletter for fans of J. R. R. Tolkien.[5]
References
- "Gunman Kills Two in Market in Florence". The Wall Street Journal. 13 December 2011.
- Kington, Tom (13 December 2011). "Florence gunman shoots Senegalese street vendors dead". The Guardian.
- Thousands march in Florence after racist shootings
- Squires, Nick. "Florence street vendors shot dead by lone gunman". The Daily Telegraph.
- Segreti, Giulia. "Rightwinger kills Florence street traders". Financial Times.
- Gattinara, Pietro Castelli; Froio, Caterina; Albanese, Matteo (2013). "The appeal of neo-fascism in times of crisis. The experience of CasaPound Italia". Fascism. Journal of Comparative Fascist Studies. 2 (2): 234–258. doi:10.1163/22116257-00202007.
- "Italian kills two, wounds three, before shooting himself", ANSA, 13 December 2011.
