Singer Noemi remembers gay man shot dead by father in Tuscany

Roman singer-songwriter Noemi on

Thursday remembered a 24-year-old man who was shot dead by his

63-year-old father near Lucca in Tuscany Wednesday reportedly

because the older man could not accept his son being gay.

Mirko Moriconi, who was killed by his father Piero along with

his 51-year-old mother Kety Andreoni after recently posting it

was tough to know that a father wanted his son dead rather than

gay, was an amateur singer who had taped himself singing some of

Noemi's songs.

Commenting on the incident at Pieve di Camaiore on the north

Tuscan coast, Noemi said on Instagram:

"I saw the videos where you sang my songs too, your love for

music, your dream of being free, and the pride of being

yourself.

"My thoughts go out to you, Mirko, and to your mother Kety, who

always supported you and gave you all the love you deserved.

"We cannot be killed in 2026 for who we choose to love. This is

unacceptable and a terrible pain."

Piero Moriconi told a prosecutor Thursday that he had merely

been concerned about Mirko's sexuality and that his son was an

addict who was always demanding money.

He said "We argued about this and I shot him and my wife".

"He was violent, he threatened me, he always asked for money, he

did it again yesterday, we argued about this and I shot him and

my wife.

"Mirko had drug and alcohol problems. He was unmanageable,"

Piero Moriconi told prosecutor Elena Leone.

The man, represented by lawyer Giacomo Fabbri, said only that he

was "concerned" about his son's homosexuality.

"I had to keep the money hidden at home," he said. "And my wife

wanted to leave and leave me with him."

photo: Mirko and Kety

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