A person died tragically after police forces restrained him during an arrest in Bologna on 21 July 2026.
His name was Lucumi, a native, a local resident.
Riots broke out after the incident, unrest that rattled the nation.
Several people were injured amid the unrest.
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni criticised the unrest and pushed for a probe into the arrest that led to the death.
Reports say medics waited too long for police clearance.
Lucumi’s family of the deceased stated police agreed to let him go if a player move for football went through before they took him in.
Authorities recently scrutinise how officers handled the restraint.