AKIPRESS.COM - A man on trial for fraudulent bankruptcy opened fire in a Milan courthouse, killing his lawyer, a co-defendant and a judge before escaping amid the chaos, The Guardian reports.

The suspect, 57-year-old Claudio Giardiello, was arrested in a town nearly 16 miles away after dodging police who were combing the Palace of Justice and fleeing on a motorcycle.

Soon after his capture, the daily newspaper La Repubblica reported that he told police: “I wanted to take revenge on those who ruined me.”

The Italian prime minister, Matteo Renzi, promised a thorough investigation into how Giardello was able to get a gun past tight security at the court, where metal detectors are used for visitors but not staff, magistrates and accredited lawyers.

“Our commitment is that this never happens again, and that those responsible pay,” Renzi said.

The dead were named as Fernando Ciampi, a judge who worked in the civil section of the bankruptcy court, Lorenzo Alberto Claris Appiani, a lawyer, and Giardiello’s co-defendant, Giorgio Erba.