Mario Lozano

Who is Mario Lozano?

Mario Lozano is a United States Army specialist, best known for once being indicted by an Italian court for his role in the death of Italian Secret Service officer Nicola Calipari in an incident on Route Irish, immediately following the Rescue of Giuliana Sgrena. Lozano was not the only American soldier involved in this incident, but received much more attention because he was the one who fired the machine gun killing Calipari. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion of the 69th Infantry Regiment, 42nd Infantry Division of the New York State National Guard, based in Manhattan, New York.

In 2007, a superior Italian court decided that Italy had no jurisdiction in this case - though renouved, this motivation has been since dubbed as foul by the High Jury Italian court in 2008.