[1][2] According to Florentine prosecutor Giuseppe Quattrocchi, the killer shot himself dead as he was approached by police in a car park.

[2] Protests took place after the shootings, with people marching to the Prefects' office, demanding justice.

[5] CasaPound, an Italian far-right and neo-fascist group,[6] described Casseri as a sympathiser but not a member.

[2][5] The attacker was 50-year-old Gianluca Casseri, an accountant from Pistoia who had a history of involvement in far-right politics.

[5] In 2010 he published an historical novel La Chiave del Caos, co-authored with Enrico Rulli.