Man with reported ties to Montreal Mafia gunned down

[inanna]

Source: Associated Press

May 27 at 1:11 PM

LAVAL, Quebec — Quebec provincial police say a man with reported high-level ties to organized crime has been shot dead north of Montreal.

Spokesman Jason Allard says a 67-year-old man was shot one or more times in his car around 8:30 a.m. in Laval.

Allard says police have reason to believe the victim was tied to organized crime but adds that the coroner still has to confirm his identity.

The man was pronounced dead after being hospitalized.

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/man-with-reported-ties-to-montreal-mafia-gunned-down/2016/05/27/05a7bd10-242e-11e6-b944-52f7b1793dae_story.html

[jtuck004]

1. Health plan. `

67. Maybe he was ill, or getting too cranky.

People with secrets get Alzheimer's too. Perhaps his final benefits...

[Angel Martin]

2. shot across the road from the Laval Police HQ

now that's sending a message.

http://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/alleged-mafia-member-rocco-sollecito-gunned-down-in-laval
https://www.google.ca/maps/dir/''/2911+Boulevard+Chomedey,+Laval,+Québec+H7P

[smirkymonkey]

3. Montreal Mafia?

I don't know why, but that struck me as kind of LOL funny. I just can't imagine Canadian mobsters, although I am sure they exist.

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[awoke_in_2003]

4. Same here...

"That's a nice poutine you have. A shame if something should happen to it"

[smirkymonkey]

6. *snort*

Too funny!

[Angel Martin]

5. that's funny because

most Canadians outside Quebec see them as by far the most corrupt:
-organized crime (lots of Italians in Montreal)
-crooked politicians, more than usual
-crooked unions, specially construction
-Quebec construction features organized crime, crooked unions and bribe taking politicians

the Charbonneau Commission was only the most recent "investigation" into organized crime and bribery in construction contracts, Quebec has an investigation every few years on this
http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/news/quebec-construction-corruption/

[smirkymonkey]

7. I know, but it's just the stereotype of peaceful Canadians.

It's kind of like Swedish mobsters. It just is so unseemly.