Murder of Gabriele Sandri

Murder of Gabriele Sandri
The memorial to Gabriele Sandri at the site of the shooting.
LocationA1, Autogrill Badia al Pino, Civitella in Val di Chiana
Date11 November 2007
Attack type
Shooting
WeaponPistol
Deaths1
VictimGabriele Sandri
PerpetratorLuigi Spaccarotella
MotiveImpulsive behaviour

The murder of Gabriele Sandri is a crime that occurred on 11 November 2007 in Italy, in which the police officer Luigi Spaccarotella fired a gunshot on the A1 motorway near the Autogrill at Badia al Pino Est service station located in Civitella in Val di Chiana (Arezzo), taking the life of a 26 year old disc jockey from Rome following some scuffles between football fans. What followed were nationwide scenes of violence.