ROME – A 37-year-old was shot and killed in the Sperone neighbourhood of Palermo, while another man remains in a critical conditions, police said.

 The shooting took place on Monday night. The victim was identified as Giancarlo Romano, and the wounded man was named as Salvo Alessio Caruso.

 Investigators said both men had been shot several times, with Caruso receiving multiple injuries to his abdomen.

 It is also believed that the two men were shot at by two different guns, as examination of bullet casing revealed four of the same calibre and two others.

 Police searched the houses of the alleged perpetrators, believed to be an unnamed father-son duo who lived in the same building. The father was found in his house with a gunshot wound to his leg. Both father and son are in custody.

 Investigations are still ongoing to establish the motives behind the crime.

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