On 17 September 2006 Sgorbati was gunned down outside her children's hospital just after 12:30 pm when she finished teaching and was crossing the road to go the monastery, where three other sisters were waiting to have lunch with her.
On September 17, 2006, at approximately 12:30 pm, Sgorbati was killed outside the children's hospital after finishing her teaching duties and heading towards the monastery where she was meeting three other sisters for lunch.