Giorgia Meloni’s close friend among three women killed in Rome cafe shooting

Italian PM says she will remember her friend for being ‘beautiful and happy’

Giorgia Meloni (left) shared a photo of herself with Nicoletta Golisano (Facebook/Giorgia Meloni )

A close friend of Italy’s prime minister Giorgia Meloni has been identified as one of three women killed during a shooting at a cafe in Rome.

Four people were also injured after a man opened fire during a meeting of a local block’s residents’ committee.

Rome’s mayor Roberto Gualtieri called the incident a “grave episode of violence”, saying he would attend an emergency meeting later today.