Two injured Italian police officers have been arrested after one person was killed and nine others injured in a horrific car chase after an attempted robbery on a supermarket . Claudio Vitale , 41 , from Naples , and Iacopo Nichetto , 34 , from Venice , are under police guard in hospital after being arrested on suspicion of armed robbery and attempted murder . The pair , who were on leave at the time , were arrested hours after they allegedly attempted to rob a supermarket in Naples yesterday . Two police officers have been arrested on robbery and attempted murder charges after a shoot-out left one person killed and nine injured after a robbery at a supermarket in Naples yesterday . Italian Carabinieri stand guard by the car , driven by two Carabinieri police officers , which was rear-ended on the highway 268 . The officers reportedly fled the scene in a car but were pursued by the shop 's owner Pasquale Prisco , his brother and two employees . Local media reported they managed to prevent the pair 's escape by ramming the getaway vehicle on the busy highway 268 - leading to a shoot-out in the streets . The group were said to have beaten one of the robbers , thelocal.it reported - while the other thief allegedly opened fire and shot Mr Prisco three times in the abdomen . He later died of his injuries in hospital and another supermarket worker remains in a serious condition . Witnesses reported shots were fired inside the supermarket , outside and during the subsequent car chase . Both officers have been suspended from duty . The officers , who were on leave , reportedly fled the scene but were pursued by the shop 's owner Pasquale Prisco , his brother and two employees , who rammed their vehicle . Witnesses reported shots were fired inside the supermarket , outside and during a subsequent car chase .
Claudio Vitale , 34 , and Iacopo Nichetto , 41 , under police guard in hospital . Pair , who were on leave , arrested on theft and attempted murder charges . The officers , who were on leave , allegedly attempted to rob Naples store . Owner Pasquale Prisco died in hospital after being shot multiple times .