A gunman, masked according to witnesses, was on the sidewalk across the street. He reportedly fired more than once on the victim.
Injured, it took refuge on the balcony of a nearby building. Silletta was taken to hospital where he was pronounced dead later.
The killer, he would have fled on foot.
Silletta has a number of criminal record, especially in terms of theft, receiving stolen goods, assault and carrying a weapon. But it all goes back to before 2001, his record is blank since. He was never sentenced to heavy prison sentence. According to the Montreal Police Department, it may be related to the world of drug trafficking.
It is unclear however why he was killed, and if it can be linked to numerous attacks that are part of the power struggle being waged by clans wanting to take over abandoned by the Rizzuto family in recent years.
This is the sixth murder to occur in the Montreal area in 2012. The Major Crimes Section of the Montreal police conducting the investigation.
