Suicide gunman kills seven as domestic violence shocks Italy

IN the latest killings involving families or children to shock Italy, a man went on a rampage yesterday, shooting dead seven people with three guns before killing himself.

It was the third episode of domestic violence in Italy in less than 24 hours, leaving a total of 12 dead and two critically injured.

The morning killing spree took place in the tranquil, well-to-do community of Chieri, in hill country outside the north-eastern industrial city of Turin.