2011 Florence shootings
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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]
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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 |
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The attack occurred on the same day and at the same hour as the 2011 Liège attack. There is no evidence the two shootings were coordinated.