Mafioso Francesco Del Balso was the victim of a resounding murder committed in broad daylight, early Monday afternoon, in Dorval, in the west of the island of Montreal.
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The ex-lieutenant of the Rizzuto clan was reportedly surprised by a hooded suspect near the main entrance to the Monster Gym, located along Highway 40.
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The 53-year-old man was hit by several firearm projectiles, including at least one in the head. His death was pronounced on the spot.
The murderer fled and has still not been found.
QMI Agency, Maxime Deland and archive photos
In all likelihood, Del Balso had just left the training center, where he had just gone to meet someone, when he was shot dead in front of several witnesses.
According to our information, Francesco Del Balso knew full well that he was living on borrowed time and that his days were probably numbered.
Moreover, the police had informed him in recent months that a contract had been put on his head.
According to our sources, Del Balso’s head had been priced at $250,000, one of the most lucrative murder contracts ever awarded in the history of organized crime in Quebec.
Recently, Francesco Del Balso had hired people to keep watch around his Laval residence 24 hours a day, seven days a week. He had recently installed bulletproof windows on his house and even barbed wire around it. this.
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Police sources confirmed to us that the mobster traveled in an armored vehicle and always wore his bulletproof jacket when going out in public.
As much on the police side as within the underworld, Francesco Del Balso was suspected of having ordered the attempted murder of the co-head of the Montreal mafia Leonardo Rizzuto, which occurred last March, in Laval.
The last living son of the late godfather Vito Rizzuto had been shot while driving in the middle of the rush hour on the 440 freeway. He had however survived the attack.
In the days following this crime, Del Balso had been arrested by the police at Montreal-Trudeau airport, when he was trying to leave the country for Europe.
PHOTO QMI AGENCY, MAXIME DELAND
Remember that Del Balso had escaped death last November, while driving his vehicle not far from his home. A shooter then opened fire in his direction, but Del Balso escaped unscathed.
In recent months, this former high-ranking Italian mafia had become closer to certain influential members of the Hells Angels, including Martin Robert and Stéphane Plouffe, with whom he had forged business ties.
