As reported by Rovigo Today, a 73 year old resident in Canaro (in the province of Rovigo) went hunting three days ago, Sunday 18 September 2016. Probably due to the excitement for the first day of the 2016-2017 calendar, the elder has forgot the shotgun on the side of the road in Stienta (in the same Venetian province), while he was ready to go home by car.
It is a 12 gauge semiautomatic, found shortly after by a passer-by who lives nearby and was walking with the dog. The man contacted the local Carabinieri and reported what happened. It was thus traced back to the owner, the 73 year old in fact, against whom it was taken a complaint on the loose with the accusation of failure to keep a weapon. The distraction was therefore fatal, the military did not want to listen to any justification.