1976
December 14, Rome
Prisco Palumbo, 24 years old, Public Security Guard

He is killed on December 14 in Rome. Prisco, who replaced a colleague at the last moment, is driving the escort car of Deputy Quaestor Alfonso Noce, head of the Security Services for Lazio (the regional core of counterterrorism). The car is being assaulted by some terrorists from the Proletarian Armed Nuclei stationed in a van.
The nappists get out of the truck and give rise to a firefight. A machine gun hit reaches Palumbo’s temple. The officer dies while he was still behind the wheel of the car.
The terrorist Martino Zicchitella also lost his life in the clash. Instead, Deputy Quaestor Noce and another agent of his escort remain wounded.
Two women who had participated in the ambush will be captured the following year after a shooting with the Carabinieri.