DEAD: Daniele Lo Presti
A leading paparazzo who has photographed many of the world's biggest celebrities has been shot dead in Rome.
Daniele Lo Presti was found with a single bullet in his head, prompting fears he had fallen victim to a Mafia-style execution.
The 42-year-old photographer was discovered lying face down in a pool of blood in the middle of the street in broad daylight.
His body was apparently found by friends with whom he had previously arranged to go running.
Stars who have been photographed by Lo Presti include Rihanna, Beyoncé and Scarlett Johansson.
But perhaps his biggest hit came when he snapped pictures in Malta of Brad Pitt with a female assistant, which were said to have angered the actor's fiancée Angelina Jolie.
An officer attached to the investigation said: 'He was killed with a single shot from a small calibre weapon.
'It could be he fell foul of a Mafia crime family or someone else who really didn't want their picture taken.'
A police spokesman added: 'Lo Presti was a well-known paparazzo photographer and his scoops embarrassed many people.
'We are not ruling out a connection between his work and his death, and we are looking through all his most recent assignments as well as phone and computer records.'
There is no suggestion that any of his celebrity subjects is in any way linked to his death.
Five years ago, Lo Presti was apparently attacked by arsonists who burned his car and threatened his family.
And just last month a colleague of his at photo agency LaPresse, Danilo Ceretti, died in a mysterious motorcycle crash.
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