A 66-year-old pastor, Bruno Muratore, was shot dead in the "Salvatore" district of Varapodio, in Reggio. Muratore's body was found by the Carabinieri of the Company of Taurianova. The shepherd was killed while he was in his fold, not yet known whether in an ambush or someone he had met. The victim was known to the carabinieri for his criminal record. Muratore was 18 years in prison for murder.