Many people came to the Verona train station on Monday evening to lay bouquets in memory of Moussa, the 26-year-old Malian who was killed in an incident that took place early Sunday morning.

The young man, in an obvious state of mental distress, allegedly tried to attack three Railway Police officers with a knife, one of whom fired three shots at him, killing him on the spot. But while it’s still unclear how the incident unfolded – currently under investigation by the judiciary – politicians wasted no time in exploiting it for their own purposes.

In Verona, the right-wing opposition immediately lashed out against migrants and what they deem to be the overly permissive policies of the city council led by Mayor Damiano Tommasi. It was a given that Matteo Salvini would also introduce himself into the conversation like a bull in a China shop: “With all due respect, we won’t miss him. Thank you to the policemen for doing their duty,” he wrote on social media.

But who was this young man from Mali whom the........

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