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Milan court shooting: Two dead including judge after shots fired at Palace of Justice | |
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A judge and at least one other person have been shot dead after a shooting broke out at the Palace of Justice in Milan. | |
Italy's ANSA news agency said some parts of the building has been evacuated. Reuters quoted a court official as saying two people had died, one of whom is believed to be a judge. | |
The judge, named in Italian media as Fernando Ciampi, was reportedly shot in his offiice. | |
La Repubblica said a third person was injured during the shooting. | |
The shooter has been arrested after reportedly barricading himself in the upper-floor of a building. He is understood to have been a defendant in a fraudulent bankruptcy case and has been identified in Italian media as Claudio Giardiello. | |
Witnesses told AFP the gunman was in a suit and tie and fired "at least three or four shots". | |
A person speaking to Sky News from inside the building said: "We are locked inside our rooms and have been told not to leave. The court is in lockdown, the suspect is moving around the grounds." | A person speaking to Sky News from inside the building said: "We are locked inside our rooms and have been told not to leave. The court is in lockdown, the suspect is moving around the grounds." |
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