sayWORD? Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 montreal mob that is... The patriarch of Montreal's most notorious Mafia family — Nicolo (Nick) Rizzuto — has been killed in his home in a slaying that caps months of escalating attacks against the embattled crime clan. Rizzuto was inside his luxurious family mansion in northwest Montreal when he was shot around 5:40 p.m. ET Wednesday. Police weren't revealing many details but said one or several suspects were involved, and that the shots could have come from inside or outside the home, located on Antoine Berthelet Avenue in the city's Ahuntsic-Cartierville borough, near the Rivière-des-Prairies. Rizzuto, considered the most powerful figurehead of Montreal's infamous Mafia, was 86. Two women in the house witnessed his shooting and someone called 911, police commander Denis Mainville said. Rizzuto was taken to nearby Sacré-Coeur Hospital, where doctors declared him dead. The women were treated for shock and are being held in an undisclosed location for security reasons, Mainville said. Police blocked the street and investigators with the major crimes squad spent the night combing the area, where several members of the Rizzuto clan have homes. Rizzuto family under attack Authorities beefed up security across the city in preparation for any possible retaliation, but pinpointing the source of the attack on Rizzuto will take time because "every theory is possible," Mainville said. Nicolo Rizzuto, seen in an archive photo, was on probation when he was killed. (Canadian Press)Police have been preoccupied for months with the apparent power struggle in the Mafia underworld, Mainville admitted, a tug-of-war marked by calculated hits on the Rizzuto clan. Rizzuto's grandson Nick Jr. was shot dead on a Montreal street in broad daylight last December. Rizzuto lieutenant Paolo Renda was kidnapped in May and is still missing. This summer, Agostino Cuntrera, another Rizzuto associate known as the "Seigneur" or lord of the St-Leonard borough, was gunned down with his bodyguard in front of his warehouse. Wednesday's shooting heralds the demise of a long-dominant criminal organization that, for decades, lorded over the underworld with few rivals. Nicolo Rizzuto was among dozens of suspected Mafiosi rounded up in 2006 after an exhaustive police investigation, dubbed Operation Colisée, which involved more than one million hours of wiretap. He and others arrested were charged with a litany of offences, from drug smuggling, money laundering to extortion and bookmaking. But Rizzuto emerged from the court procedures with a two-year suspended sentence and probation after he pleaded guilty to gangsterism-related charges. Vito Rizzuto, shown in an archive photo, is serving a 10-year sentence in a U.S. prison. (Canadian Press) Authorities were forced to admit that despite hundreds of thousands of hours of wiretap, they could not directly implicate Rizzuto to the majority of charges. Rizzuto later pleaded guilty to tax evasion, receiving probation and a stiff fine. His son Vito is serving a 10-year sentence in a U.S. prison for his role in a 1981 triple murder at a Brooklyn social club. Vito Rizzuto was extradited to the U.S. in 2006, and pleaded guilty to racketeering charges. At his sentencing hearing, he admitted he was at the scene of the murder and was armed. Mafia watchers believe Vito Rizzuto's extradition, and the 2006 dragnet against Montreal bosses, created a power vacuum that enticed rival families or crime rings to bid for their turf. The lines are blurry in the criminal underworld, said Mainville, with many groups — from street gangs to Mafia families — maintaining complex "business relationships," even as rivals. Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/canada/montreal/story/2010/11/10/nicolo-rizzuto-shot.html?ref=rss#ixzz152iCxXnQ recent local news reports are saying dude got sniped in the face from nearly 400 yards. he was drinking espresso in front of his family. you know me, just bringin you the latest from the great white north. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Realism Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 Rizzuto, considered the most powerful figurehead of Montreal's infamous Mafia, was 86. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MedicineCabinet Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 headshot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sayWORD? Posted November 12, 2010 Author Share Posted November 12, 2010 his son was behind a brooklyn triple shooting. i knew this was gonna turn into a "canadian mafia" lolfest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FruityLexia. Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 I thought there was no mafia? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sayWORD? Posted November 12, 2010 Author Share Posted November 12, 2010 83 86 my bad im high. anyways, dude got sniped at 400 yards. fuck cares how old he is? imagine the payout for the killer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iloveboxcars Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 "Police weren't revealing many details but said one or several suspects were involved, and that the shots could have come from inside or outside the home" 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
screaming hand logo Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 moose pelt people Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Realism Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 "Police weren't revealing many details but said one or several suspects were involved, and that the shots could have come from inside or outside the home" They just caught a big break---apparently the killer is a man or a woman 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sayWORD? Posted November 12, 2010 Author Share Posted November 12, 2010 "Police weren't revealing many details but said one or several suspects were involved, and that the shots could have come from inside or outside the home" hey dickass, this came from 4 hours ago. i just watched the evening news with my evening blunt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sayWORD? Posted November 12, 2010 Author Share Posted November 12, 2010 and i believe everything the news reporter tells me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tuco Salamanca Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 AND the shots were most likely from a firearm. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belmonts Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 someone poisoned his poutine 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
screaming hand logo Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 he is confirmed dead they are unsure if he is harmed at this time 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iloveboxcars Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 Let's get this straight then. So far we have confirmed - more than no people were involved. the shots did not come from Cthulhu's universe. bullets come from guns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tuco Salamanca Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 and this crime may have occurred in Canada, but authorities have yet to confirm this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belmonts Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 spitfire stole a black moderators poutine and got banned from 400 yards away Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SystemFailure Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 Crime scene investigation disclosure Things have happened People die when they are killed Guns shoot people when shot at people Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Realism Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 I believe they suspect this is a homicide Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SystemFailure Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 Crime occurs in places Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
screaming hand logo Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 they say this may have been a gang related killing. but at this time they aren't ruling out accidental suicide. by Asphyxia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SystemFailure Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 At this time there has been a reasonable suspicion this was conducted by someone guilty of murder. I understand though, the need to not disclose too much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sneekatoke Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 did he died? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheoHuxtable.. Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 Canada doesn't have mafias. FACT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Kobra Killer Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 earlobes fuckin x treme Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
injury Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 So there is a good chance he is dead, and he was definitely drinking espresso that may or may not have been disguising the end of a rifle, from 400 yards away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
injury Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 but someone is likely to be found dead in the face in this case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swindle Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 so basically, stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boris The Butcher Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 CARTELS}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}THAT UNKNOWN OLD MAN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weapon X Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 WTF happened to Renda? That was all over the news a while back and I never heard about it again. I guess he's dead. sad lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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