Crime scenes in southern Austria, shortly afterwards a death in nearby Italy. The police are investigating the relationships.
- Two women are killed in Austria .
- The alleged perpetrator is discovered in Italy.
- When the police want to control the man, the man opens fire.
Villach - After the killing of two women in Carinthia in Austria, a man was killed after shooting police officers in a nearby Italian border town. Due to the circumstances, it is very likely and obvious that this is the alleged 63-year-old perpetrator, Carinthia's chief criminalist Gottlieb Türk told the media on Saturday afternoon .
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According to the police , the suspect's 62-year-old wife was first killed Saturday morning. Investigators named an ax as a possible weapon. Shortly after this act, a 56-year-old woman was shot nearby on the street. The shot came from close range and the suspect fled in a car, as Türk reported.
In the afternoon, news of another violent death came, this time from Tarvisio, a border town in Italy about 30 kilometers away . The man was stopped in front of a restaurant by Italian police, opened fire and then killed himself, reported the Italian broadcaster RAI. The officials therefore did not shoot back.
Italy: man opens fire and kills himself
Police officers in Tarvisio and coroners are in the process of confirming the dead man's identity, Turk said. The motive and the relationship with the second woman is also still unclear. However, it was already clear on Saturday that the suspect had not legally owned the pistol, the lead criminalist said.
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