2011 Florence shootings
| 2011 Florence shootings | |
|---|---|
Memorial | |
| Location | Florence, Tuscany, Italy |
| Date | 13 December 2011 12:34 p.m. (Central European Time) |
| Target | Senegalese market traders |
Attack type | Spree shooting Mass shooting Hate crime |
| Weapons | Smith & Wesson .357 Magnum |
| Deaths | 3 (including the perpetrator) |
| Injured | 3 |
| Perpetrator | Gianluca Casseri |
| Motive | Racially motivated attack |
On 13 December 2011, an armed attack occurred in Florence. Two market traders from Senegal, 40-year-old Samb Modou, and 54-year-old Diop Mor, were killed by Gianluca Casseri, who wounded three other Senegalese traders in another market. According to Florentine prosecutor Giuseppe Quattrocchi, the killer shot himself dead as he was approached by police in a car park. The attack was racially motivated according to authorities.
The attack occurred on the same day and at the same hour as the 2011 Liège attack. There is no evidence the two shootings were coordinated.