The owner of property in Villa
Literno, near the southern city of Caserta, shot at three
thieves early on Monday, killing one of them, ANSA sources said.
The owner opened fire as the three thieves were trying to
steal a car.
They escaped in a white BMW and then left the corpse of the
dead person at a hospital in Aversa.
The BMW was later found burning in a field nearby, where
firefighters arrived on the scene and put out the blaze.
Carabinieri police from the neighboring town of Casal di
Principe are investigating.
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