Several dozen people attended Claudia Iacono’s funeral on Wednesday afternoon, which took place at Saint-Viateur Church, located on Laurier Avenue West, in Outremont.
Mme Iacono, 39, was shot dead while she was driving her vehicle in the parking lot of her hair salon located on rue Jean-Talon, near rue de la Savane, in the Côte- des Neiges in Montreal.
Mme Iacono was the spouse of Antonio Gallo, the son of Moreno Gallo, an influential member of the Montreal mafia shot and killed in a pizzeria in Acapulco, Mexico in 2013.
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Antonio Gallo and Claudia Iacono.
Major Crimes investigators from the Service de police de la Ville de Montréal (SPVM) are trying to elucidate the homicide of Mme Iacono and the hypothesis that would be favored currently, both in the police and criminal world, is that the mother of the family was the victim of a crime which was intended to be a response to the attempted murder against Leonardo Rizzuto which occurred in mid- March.
Leonardo Rizzuto, youngest son of former mob boss Vito Rizzuto, was alone in his vehicle on Highway 440 near Highway 13 in Laval when a Porsche Macan drove slowly past him and that one of the occupants opened fire, hitting the victim in the legs and one shoulder.
According to the police, the attack against Leonardo Rizzuto would be part of a conflict between the clan of the Sicilians of the mafia and a Montreal organized crime group for the control of illegal sports betting and loan sharking.
The funeral of M.me Iacono took place under some police presence.
PHOTO MARCO CAMPANOZZI, THE PRESS
At least four limousines carrying family members and loved ones followed the hearse to Ms.me Iacono.
Members of SPVM Intelligence were on hand to photograph anyone entering and leaving the church.
The police and the criminal community expect further violent events among high-level organized crime following the murder attempt against Leonardo Rizzuto and the assassination of Mme Iacono.
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