# Sardinian family shooting and double homicide > Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/sardinian-family-shooting-and-double-homicide > Updated: 2026-08-17T14:03:33.000Z. Sources: 5. Developments: 2. 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. ## Timeline ### 2026-08-17: 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 5 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/michela-rubiu-dies-after-month-long-struggle-following-shooting-by-husband ### 2026-07-28: 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. 2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/alessandro-pintus-fatally-shoots-brother-andrea-in-sardinian-family-tragedy --- Cite as: Sardinian family shooting and double homicide. CLSTR, https://clstr.news/situations/sardinian-family-shooting-and-double-homicide