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**Palermo: Boy killed, prosecutor investigated 'I always carry a gun because it's a violent city'**

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Palermo, Oct. 12 (Adnkronos) - "I always carry a gun with me because Palermo is a violent city." This is what Gaetano Maranzano, the 28-year-old Palermo native from Zen, reportedly said. He was arrested on charges of killing 21-year-old Paolo Taormina last night in the city center.

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Palermo, October 12 (Adnkronos) – "I always carry a gun with me because Palermo is a violent city." Gaetano Maranzano, the 28-year-old Palermo native from the Zen neighborhood, reportedly said this during questioning at the Carabinieri station during his arrest on charges of killing 21-year-old Paolo Taormina last night in the city center. Maranzano admitted to shooting Taormina in the face, claiming the two had argued.

And that they had had disagreements in the past.