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Milan court shooting: Two dead including judge after shots fired at Palace of Justice Milan court shooting: Four 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 the centre of Milan. Four people have been shot dead after a shooting broke out at the Palace of Justice in the centre of Milan.
Some parts of the building were evacuated and Reuters quoted a court official as saying two people had died, one of whom is believed to be a judge. A man on trial for fraudulent bankruptcy opened fire in the courthouse, killing his lawyer, a co-defendant and a judge, officials said. He has been identified in Italian media as Claudio Giardiello.
The judge, named in Italian media as Fernando Ciampi, was reportedly shot in his office. Prosecutor Edmondo Bruti Liberati said the gunman first fired on his lawyer and co-defendant, killing both and seriously injuring a second co-defendant.
La Repubblica said a third person was injured during the shooting. Their condition is not known. Afterwards, he "walked through the building, going down a floor, and killed the judge", Mr Bruti Liberati told the Associated Press.
The shooter was arrested after reportedly barricading himself in the upper-floor of a building. Italy's interior minister Angelino Alfano said he was detained as he tried to flee the scene on a motorbike. The judge, named in Italian media as Fernando Ciampi, was reportedly shot in his office. The fourth person may have died from a heart attack, the BBC reports.
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".Witnesses told AFP the gunman was in a suit and tie and fired "at least three or four shots".
Italy's interior minister Angelino Alfano said the shooter was detained 25 kilometres away from the building after fleeing on a motorbike.
Witnesses reported barricading themselves inside their offices and taking cover under their desks as police searched for the shooter. Court staff left the building, women first, followed by the men who had their court ID cards checked by authorities. Witnesses reported barricading themselves inside their offices and taking cover under their desks as police searched for the shooter. Court staff left the building, women first, followed by the men who had their court ID cards checked by authorities. 
"There was a lot of panic at the beginning when people came running towards us saying there was a person with a pistol who had been shooting," said lawyer Mirko Ricetti, who locked himself in a first-floor courtroom after the shooting began.
The shooting has raised questions over how the gunman managed to get a weapon past metal detectors in the court house.
Additional reporting by agencies