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Sardinian family shooting and double homicide

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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~~ Sinnai, Maria Barbara Pusceddu, has declared a period of municipal ~~mourning.~~ mourning, describing the event as a “brutal tragedy” that has left the communities of Sinnai and Solanas in shock.

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