(ANSA) - VIAREGGIO (LUCCA), 19 JAN - They had presented themselves to undergo a mandatory health check, but Gianluigi Ragoni, 44, not only did not open the door of the house to the doctor who, accompanied by the municipal police and the support firefighters , should have assessed its conditions. He fired two shots with a .22 caliber pistol: thanks to that door remained closed there were no serious consequences for anyone. A fireman was attacked by a bullet which, however, weakened by the wood of the frame, only bounced off his chest without penetrating it. He reported a contusion, 10 days prognosis.
The Nocs intervention in the evening in Torre del Lago, a hamlet of Viareggio, broke the deadlock.
The agents of the special police department arrived by helicopter from Rome.
Before their intervention, the street lighting was removed, then a loud explosion was heard.
The man, suffering from mental disorders, and the 90-year-old father with whom he lived at home, were taken out of the house safely.
At the exit, the crowded people cheered the police and insulted the 44-year-old.
The old man was put into an ambulance, the man into a police car.
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