Farmer shot in face and dies near Sassari

(ANSA) - SASSARI, MAY 7 - A 77-year-old sheep farmer was shot in the face and died near Sassari on Sardinia late Thursday evening, sources said Friday.
    Francesco Dossena was hit in the face by a rifle shot on his farm at Nule.
    His sons found his body in his sheep pen.
    An autopsy has been ordered.
    Police said the case was not linked to a series of shootings in the area recently. (ANSA).