| 2011 Florence shootings | |
| Location: | Florence, Tuscany, Italy |
| Target: | Senegalese market traders |
| Date: | 13 December 2011 |
| Time: | 12:34 p.m. |
| Timezone: | Central European Time |
| Type: | Spree shooting Mass shooting Hate crime |
| Fatalities: | 3 (including the perpetrator) |
| Injuries: | 3 |
| Perp: | Gianluca Casseri |
| Weapons: | Smith & Wesson .357 Magnum |
| Motive: | Race hate crime |
On 13 December 2011, an armed attack occurred in Florence.[1] [2] Two market traders from Senegal, 40-year-old Samb Modou, and 54-year-old Diop Mor,[3] were killed by Gianluca Casseri, who wounded three other Senegalese traders in another market.[1] [2] According to Florentine prosecutor Giuseppe Quattrocchi, the killer shot himself dead as he was approached by police in a car park.[1] The attack was racially motivated according to authorities.[1] [2]
The attack occurred on the same day and at the same hour as the 2011 Liège attack. There is no evidence the two shootings were coordinated.
The first shootings were at the Piazza Dalmazia market on Tuesday morning, where two market traders were shot dead and one injured.[2] The killer then fled in a car and wounded two more vendors at the San Lorenzo later that day.[2] He shot himself when confronted by armed police.[2]
Protests took place after the shootings, with people marching to the Prefects' office, demanding justice. A leader of the protest met with the Prefect.[2] [4] [5] Some Senegalese gathered in the Piazza del Duomo to pray.[5]
CasaPound, an Italian far-right and neo-fascist group,[6] described Casseri as a sympathiser but not a member.[2] [5]
The attacker was 50-year-old Gianluca Casseri, an accountant from Pistoia who had a history of involvement in far-right politics.[5] In 2010 he published an historical novel La Chiave del Caos, co-authored with Enrico Rulli.[7] He also published a newsletter for fans of J. R. R. Tolkien.[5]