▁and ▁against ▁those ▁represent atives ▁of ▁the ▁state ▁that ▁tried ▁to ▁seriously ▁fight ▁C osa ▁N ost ra . ▁ ▁On ▁ 3 0 ▁April ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁La ▁Torre ▁and ▁his ▁driver ▁Ros ario ▁Di ▁Sal vo ▁were ▁shot ▁in ▁a ▁ha il ▁of ▁bul lets ▁near ▁the ▁Commun ist ▁Party ' s ▁headquarters ▁in ▁Pal ermo . ▁Their ▁car ▁was ▁tra pped ▁in ▁a ▁one - way ▁street ▁blocked ▁by ▁the ▁kill ers ' ▁car . ▁Di ▁Sal vo ▁returned ▁the ▁fire ▁with ▁a ▁. 3 8 - cal iber ▁p istol ▁before ▁he ▁was ▁killed . ▁The ▁hit ▁team ▁was ▁composed ▁of ▁P ino ▁Gre co , ▁Giuseppe ▁Luc ch ese , ▁N ino ▁Mad onia , ▁Mario ▁Pr est if ili ppo ▁and ▁Salv atore ▁C uc uz za . ▁La ▁Torre ▁was ▁sent enced ▁to ▁death ▁by ▁the ▁Sic ilian ▁M af ia ▁Commission ▁because ▁of ▁his ▁endeav our ▁against ▁the ▁M af ia . ▁ ▁The ▁day ▁after ▁General ▁Carlo ▁Alberto ▁Dal la ▁Chiesa ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁pre fect ▁for ▁Pal ermo ▁to ▁stop ▁the ▁violence ▁of ▁the ▁Second ▁M af ia ▁War . ▁La ▁Torre ' s ▁law ▁was ▁approved ▁only ▁after ▁Dal la ▁Chiesa ▁was ▁murder ed ▁as ▁well ▁on ▁September ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁on ▁the ▁orders ▁of ▁M af ia ▁b oss ▁Salv atore ▁Ri ina ▁of ▁the ▁Cor le ones i . ▁That ▁comp elled ▁Parliament ▁to ▁adopt ▁the ▁law ▁La ▁Torre ▁initi ated