Italian court reduces sentences for Americans in officer's murder

Ethan Elder, left, father of Finnegan Lee Elder, hugs his son at the end of a hearing for the appeals trial in which Finnegan is facing murder charges for killing Italian Carabinieri paramilitary police officer Mario Cerciello Rega, in Rome, July 3, 2024. Gabriel Natale-Hjorth attends a hearing for the appeals trial in which he is facing murder charges for killing Italian Carabinieri paramilitary police officer Mario Cerciello Rega, in Rome, July 3, 2024.

An appeals court in Italy on Wednesday upheld the convictions but decreased the prison sentences for two American visitors who initially were sentenced to life in prison in the murder of a police officer in 2019, a case that shocked Italy.