Leonardo Rizzuto attempted murder: third arrest made
Posted May 1, 2023 10:49 am.
Last Updated May 1, 2023 11:50 am.
Quebec provincial police have made a third arrest in connection to the attempted murder of alleged organized crime leader Leonardo Rizzuto on Highway 440 in Laval on March 15, 2023.
In a statement the organized crime enforcement squad (ENRCO) say they arrested a 34-year-old man from Rivière-des-Prairies on Monday morning.
A 32-year-old man from Mascouche was also arrested in connection with the event last week.
The Sûreté du Québec confirmed to CityNews a first arrest was made March 23, a 52-year-old man was taken into custody and released.
They are not making the names of the three suspects public, but tell CityNews that they have all been released and at least two have a promise to appear in court.
The provincial police force says all three are believed to have ties to organized crime.
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Authorities have not officially named the victim and continue to keep it confidential, but he is said to be Leonardo Rizzuto, son of the former godfather of the Montreal mafia, Vito Rizzuto.
At around 4:30 p.m. March 15, 2023 Rizzuto was reportedly shot at around six times, from someone in a moving vehicle as he drove on Highway 440. In his Mercedes, Rizzuto took exit 17 leading to Highway 13 southbound and drove to the parking lot of a funeral complex in the Sainte-Dorothée area.
The occupant of a black Porsche Macan allegedly fired several times at the victim’s car. The investigation showed that a second vehicle, a red Porsche Macan, could be linked to the attempted murder.
Rizzuto’s older brother, Nicolo Rizzuot Jr., was shot and killed in Montreal’s NDG borough in 2009, and his grandfather, Nicolo Sr., was shot and killed in his home by a sniper.
The SQ encourage anyone to come forward confidentially with any information by calling their Central Criminal Information line at 1-800-659-4264.
