Raffaelle "Lello" Capriati, son of Sabino and nephew of Tonino Capriati, the historical boss of the mafia clan of the same name in old Bari, was killed in an ambush with gunshots in Bari. The crime in the Torre a Mare district. mobile team of the Bari Police Headquarters, the investigations are coordinated by the Bari District Anti-Mafia Directorate.

Capriati was released from prison at the end of August 2022 after serving 17 years for complicity in the crime of Michele Fazio, the 15-year-old killed by mistake in Bari Vecchia on 12 July 2001.

His return to freedom was greeted with celebrations, fireworks and videos on social media. Fazio was killed during a feud between rival clans while returning home in the heart of the city. According to the prosecution, Leonardo Ungredda (killed in an ambush in 2003) shot the boy by mistake. The other members of the commando, Capriati and Francesco Annoscia, were also sentenced to 17 years' imprisonment and 15 years and 8 months' imprisonment respectively for the crime.

(Unioneonline/D)

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