Senior Chinese Underworld Figure, Female Companion Shot Dead in Rome

The double homicide is being investigated as possibly connected to internal battles among Chinese criminal gangs in Italy.

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A senior figure in Italy’s Chinese underworld and his female partner were killed in a mafia-style execution in Rome on Monday, according to Italian police.

Zhang Dayong, 53, known as “Asheng,” and his partner, Gong Xiaoqing, 38, were found dead on Monday outside their residence in the eastern Rome neighborhood of Pigneto, according to Italian police.