Rome Bar Shooting: Man kills three women

During a gathering of apartment building tenants on Sunday, a man opened fire in a pub in northern Rome, killing three ladies and injuring four others, according to Italian officials.

Claudio Campi, a 57-year-old suspect, is accused of shooting the women because of a housing dispute. According to the Italian news agency Rai News, he had a history of disagreements with the residents' association.

He accused the building's managers in a blog post from November of ejecting him from his accommodations.

After being defeated by the other inhabitants, Campi was taken into custody by the police.

"He came into the room, closed the door and shouted, 'I'll kill you all' and then started to shoot," a witness told Italian news agency Ansa.

The incident was referred to by Rome's mayor, Roberto Gualtieri, as "the dreadful episode of violence that has rocked our city," and he ordered an urgent security meeting.

It was eventually discovered that one of the victims of the shooting was a close friend of Giorgia Meloni, the far-right politician in Italy.

Posting a picture of herself with the victim, Nicoletta Golisano, Meloni said, "For me she will always be beautiful and happy like this."

In her Facebook post, Meloni said that Golisano was, "a protective mother, a sincere and discreet friend, who was also a strong and fragile woman."

50-year-old Golisano, a mother of a 10-year-old child, was present at the meeting in her capacity as treasurer.

Meloni confirmed the arrest of the culprit and promised that "justice will swiftly follow its course."