Perhaps hit by mistake during a score-settling following a fight in a bar on the outskirts of Rome. This is the dynamics of the murder of Alexandru Ivan, the 14-year-old boy of Romanian origin who lost his life on Friday night in the parking lot of the C metro terminus in the Pantano area, along via Casilina. The Carabinieri of the Frascati company are looking for seven people who allegedly participated in the attack and in particular the adult, who pulled the trigger at least twice against the group which included the young victim who had accompanied his stepfather to the parking lot where he was supposed to be be a clarification with some people, perhaps two, also Romanian, with whom he had fought during an argument a few hours earlier in a room right in front of the house where the murdered minor also lived.
The fight outside the bar
Important details for reconstructing the story and the bloody night would have come not only from the surveillance cameras of the Esse Café in via Casilina, the scene of the first violent confrontation, but also from the subway car park. In particular, there would be no direct images of the moment of the shots but there could instead be movements of the car from which the gunshots were fired. The Carabinieri are currently interviewing dozens of people including the stepfather and mother of the fourteen year old together with five or six other subjects who were found next to the body of Ivan, who died despite emergency medical assistance from 118 medical personnel.
Hit by two bullets
The boy was hit by two bullets, one in the abdomen, which had devastating consequences, and another in the leg. He is now also investigating to understand what was the reason for the dispute in the bar which led to the subsequent settlement of scores. A drug-related motive has not been ruled out. It is yet to be understood why the victim’s stepfather, who has a history of crimes against property, decided to have Ivan accompany him in a potentially dangerous situation which proved fatal for the boy. Also because according to the version of the man and of those who were with him in the parking lot, the shooter didn’t even get out of the car and walked away immediately afterwards.
The neighbors: «A quiet boy»
“They got into an argument in this bar just after 11 on Friday night. There were at least three people but I don’t know the reason for the discussion.” It is the testimony of an employee of the Esse Café in via Casilina on the events that preceded the murder of young Ivan. Here it’s continuous every evening – says the woman -, they argue and fight. Furious discussions with dangerous people.” The police also acquired footage from the bar’s security cameras: videos that could be fundamental to have an idea of what happened a few hours after the murder of the 14-year-old. “A quiet, blond boy,” a neighbor remembers him.
The mayor: «Security summit»
«The crime that occurred tonight is a fact that leaves our community dismayed and requires reflection, because one cannot die in such a violent and tragic way at 14 years old – declares Francesco Ferri, mayor of Monte Compatri -. I am in close contact with the prefect who I asked for a meeting of the provincial committee for public order and safety.” The technical table with the prefect of Rome, Lamberto Giannini, could be held as early as Thursday morning. The mayor of Monte Compatri will make the request for a permanent presence of the police in the car park of the Pantano metro stop.