Wife of businessman tied to Rizzuto is ambushed
Businessman Tony Magi tries to wave away a photographer as he leaves the Montreal courthouse after he was arraigned on weapons charges last September.
The wife of Antonio Magi, a business partner of the late Nicolo (Nick) Rizzuto Jr., was reportedly ambushed Friday morning by a gunman near the intersection of Beaconsfield and Somerled Aves. in Notre Dame de Grace.
She was not injured in the incident.
Police have not confirmed that Magi's wife, Rita Biasini, was the victim, but Montreal police Constable Daniel Lacoursière acknowledged that shots were fired at an SUV being driven by a 50-year-old woman about 8:40 a.m. Friday.
The woman was driving south on Beaconsfield and came to a stop at Somerled, Lacoursière said. At that point a man in his 20s ran into the intersection from between cars parked on the east side of Beaconsfield and opened fire. He fired at least once at the SUV before the victim sped off. She took refuge at the local police station just two blocks away, Lacoursière said.
Police have no suspects, and no arrests had been made as of 12:45 p.m. Friday.
"Investigators are now trying to determine the possible motivation for this attack," Lacoursière said.
Antonio (Tony) Magi was the target of an attempted killing in 2008, and his offices were raided by police in 2009 in an extortion investigation that produced no charges against him.
Magi was also involved in a land development project with Rizzuto Jr., son of reputed Mob boss Vito Rizzuto, when the younger Rizzuto was killed in December 2009 in N.D.G.
She was not injured in the incident.
Police have not confirmed that Magi's wife, Rita Biasini, was the victim, but Montreal police Constable Daniel Lacoursière acknowledged that shots were fired at an SUV being driven by a 50-year-old woman about 8:40 a.m. Friday.
The woman was driving south on Beaconsfield and came to a stop at Somerled, Lacoursière said. At that point a man in his 20s ran into the intersection from between cars parked on the east side of Beaconsfield and opened fire. He fired at least once at the SUV before the victim sped off. She took refuge at the local police station just two blocks away, Lacoursière said.
Police have no suspects, and no arrests had been made as of 12:45 p.m. Friday.
"Investigators are now trying to determine the possible motivation for this attack," Lacoursière said.
Antonio (Tony) Magi was the target of an attempted killing in 2008, and his offices were raided by police in 2009 in an extortion investigation that produced no charges against him.
Magi was also involved in a land development project with Rizzuto Jr., son of reputed Mob boss Vito Rizzuto, when the younger Rizzuto was killed in December 2009 in N.D.G.
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