Victim of his own methods: killed to avenge the Rizzuto clan Suspicions hovered over the mafia Salvatore Scoppa for the murders of three influential opponents
This is one of the main assumptions the police have made to explain the death of the fearsome Salvatore Scoppa, shot by a gunman who dumped two shippers at a family party at the Sheraton Hotel.
According to our sources, there were suspicions hanging over the victim in connection with the murders of Lorenzo Giordano, Rocco Sollecito and Vincenzo Spagnolo, three influential Rizzuto veterans who were also shot by a gunman. Laval, three years ago.
The exact role that police officers suspected Scoppa had played in these killings is unknown. However, he was never arrested or charged with these crimes. At the time of their deaths, Giordano was considered an aspiring mob boss, while Sollecito was an acting leader.
Spagnolo had been a close confidant and friend of godfather Vito Rizzuto, carried away by the disease in December 2013.
These three account settlements by professional killers had dealt a heavy blow to the Rizzuto clan, which many observers were predicting at the end.
n the underworld, it was known for a long time that Scoppa, 49, was at loggerheads with the Sicilian faction of the Montreal mafia.
The Laval had even had to go into exile in Mexico in the fall of 2015 after being notified by the police that organized crime groups had put a contract on his head, according to what revealed our Investigation Bureau.
In August 2015, mafia and street gang leaders were unknowingly recorded by police discussing Sal Scoppa's "putting a bullet in his chest" to "keep control of the city." ".
Second attempt
Back in Quebec, Salvatore Scoppa escaped a first murder attempt when he was hit by a shooter with a shot from a restaurant in Terrebonne on the evening of February 21, 2017.
Organized crime is now under increased police pressure following the "unacceptable" murder that could have resulted in innocent victims, denounced Laval police chief Pierre Brochet.
The execution, as reckless as spectacular, and the increased attention of the police do not do the job of the Hells Angels, some of whom expressed their dissatisfaction, reported Le Journal yesterday.
