He showed up at a well-known beach resort with a gun in hand (maybe just a blank gun) and sparked panic in the late afternoon on Torrenova seafront of Cirò MarinaThe man apparently thought it would be a good idea to return to the beach with the gun to resolve an argument that arose over a glance he deemed excessive towards a girl.
At the sight of the weapon in the hands of the man – who, moreover, gave the impression of not being fully himself – someone had the presence of mind to grab him by the arms and block him. All around, the general stampede spread in a few minutes along the promenade and in the beaches of the area: from Xenos to White beach, the latter being the scene of the serious episode. In the commotion, theintervention of the carabinieri of the Arma Company calmed the spirits while the “failed gunman” was stopped.