A 27-year-old property broker
killed himself Friday after murdering a 47-year-old shopkeeper
and dumping his body in a well in the countryside at Noci near
Bari on Thursday, local sources said.
The 27-year-old's body was found in his estate agent's office
in the centre of Noci.
The shopkeeper's body was found in the well with injuries to
the face and shotgun wounds to the back.
The broker was named as Michele Amatulli and the shopkeeper
as Simone Martucci.
Police said Amatulli's motive was a disagreement over
business, according to judicial sources.
Amatulli killed himself and Martucci with a rifle, the
sources said.
Police and prosecutors are at the scenes in and near the
Puglia town.
The broker managed the estate agent's office, local sources
said.
The two men were reported to have quarreled and disappeared
on Thursday, after which their families reported them missing.
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