Police on Monday continued to
search for the suspected killer of Davide Fabbri, a 52-year-old
who was shot dead during an attempted robbery at his bar at
Budrio, near Bologna, on April 1, and of a voluntary
environmental ranger who was shot dead near Ferrara Saturday.
Police were hunting for Igor Vaclavic, a 41-year-old former
soldier from Eastern Europe who was wanted in connection with
violent robberies in the province is Ferrara in summer 2015.
Special police units, helicopters and marksmen were being
used in the manhunt across the provinces of Bologna, Ferrara and
Ravenna.
The suspect was said to be armed with at least two guns and
around 40 bullets.
A provincial police agent was also seriously wounded in
Saturday's shooting on the Mondo Nuova road around 8 km from
Portomaggiore.
His condition was critical but stable, sources at Cesena's
'Bufalini' hospital said Monday.
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