Full investigation is being carried out to shed light on the murder of Cataldo Cirulli, who was killed on the morning of 31 July in Cerignola, Foggia. The 49-year-old was hit by gunshots in via Urbe, in the Torricelli district, one of the risky districts of the city. The victim was on his scooter.

Investigators do not rule out links with the ambush (failed) to Maurizio Riccardi , 46 years old who escaped death in early June.

But what is going on in Cerignola? The bosses usually try to avoid internal fractures and bloodshed as much as possible, showing great criminal solidity. La Dia has often highlighted the "entrepreneurial" capacity of the local clans , able to penetrate also to the North where the main cosca chiefs would reside. Yet something seems to have broken. The carabinieri, at the moment, make it known that there would be no evidence to hypothesize the involvement of the mafia, but the methods of the ambush are very reminiscent of those adopted by the underworld killers.