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Sardinian family shooting and double homicide

Overview

On July 23, 2026, a series of shootings occurred in Sardinia involving Alessandro Pintus. The violence began in Margine Rosso, a district of Quartu, where Alessandro shot his brother, Andrea Pintus, three times with a pistol, killing him instantly.

Following the killing of his brother, Alessandro shot his wife, Michela Rubiu, in the head at their bar in Solanas. While she was initially left in critical condition at Brotzu Hospital, she died after 25 days in intensive care.

Alessandro Pintus has confessed to the killings. Prosecutors in Cagliari are expected to upgrade charges to multiple counts of intentional homicide, potentially involving premeditation. Local authorities are investigating the motive, and the Mayor of Sinnai, Maria Barbara Pusceddu, has declared a period of municipal mourning, describing the event as a “brutal tragedy” that has left the communities of Sinnai and Solanas in shock.

Entities

Michela Rubiu · Alessandro Pintus · Andrea Pintus · Brotzu Hospital, Cagliari · Brotzu Hospital

Timeline

  1. 25 days ago

    [CRIME] 5 sources
    Sardinia double homicide: Michela Rubiu dies after month-long struggle

    Michela Rubiu has died in a Cagliari hospital after being shot by her husband, Alessandro Pintus, who also killed her brother in a double homicide in Sardinia. Local authorities have declared municipal mourning

  2. about 2 months ago

    [CRIME] 2 sources
    Alessandro Pintus fatally shoots brother Andrea in Sardinian family tragedy

    Alessandro Pintus killed his brother Andrea in a July 23, 2026 shooting in Quartu, Sardinia, after earlier wounding his wife Michela Rubiu at their bar.

Sources

ekuonews.it · fanpage.it · notizie.it · unionesarda.it · vetrinatv.it

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