A man has barricaded himself in his
home after shooting and injuring a firefighter on Wednesday in
the Tuscan town of Torre del Lago, near Viareggio, sources said.
The firefighter was assisting a municipal police officer who had
gone to the man's home on official business.
Sources said the firefighter was not seriously injured as the
shot was softened after ricocheting off a door.
The elderly father of the man who has barricaded himself in is
also in the home, the sources said.
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