AR-15 shooting at mobster’s business: Sniper evaluates sponsors

A Montrealer accused of ordering a shooting at the car dealership of an influential mafia boss only has himself to blame for not having properly paid the shooters, since one of They ended up denouncing him.

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“First, (one of the suspects) $15,000 must be received for the contract. However, he only received $1,000,” judge Dennis Kaliatsatos said in a Montreal court last week.

He then ordered Mathieu Scott-Dumont to be remanded in custody pending a trial in September 2023 in connection with a shooting at a company linked to Italian organized crime.

That evening, four people in two SUVs were driving past the Guest Automobile Plus dealership when a passenger fired an AR-15, the most common weapon used in mass shootings in the United States.

“The projectiles went through the windows of the business, but fortunately, no one was injured,” explained the judge.

The Notre-Dame Street business is run by Marco Bizzi, an influential member of Italian organized crime, suspected of being active in both drug trafficking and illegal betting.

Photo by Marco Bizzi, taken on June 19, 2014 in downtown Montreal.

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Threaten rather than pay

In recent years, Pizzi has been targeted around ten times by burning down his garages or his vehicles. In 2016, he was the target of an assassination attempt.

“In his statement (an accomplice) “he knew that the shooting had been ordered against a backdrop of war between the Hells Angels and the Italian mafia,” noted the magistrate.

After the shooting, the police quickly found the shooters. When they got their hands on them, detectives realized that the crime had been filmed by the suspects at the request of sponsors who wanted evidence of the crime.

On September 4, 2023, armed men in front of the Gestin Automobile Plus dealership in Montreal-East. The manager of the company was Marco Bizzi, an influential member of organized crime in Montreal. A screenshot from a surveillance camera showing the shooters.

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Scott-Dumont and an accomplice refused to pay the quartet the agreed-upon $15,000 unless the dirty work was done.

“They pointed a Glock pistol in his face and one of them warned him: ‘Should I slap you so you take the money?’.”

Photos of objects seized during searches linked to a shooting in front of the Gastin Automobile Plus dealership in Montreal-East on September 4, 2023. The manager of the company was Marco Bizzi, an influential member of organized crime in Montreal.

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He fears for his safety

The suspected shooters were later arrested. In addition to an incriminating statement from one of them, investigators were able to get their hands on a significant amount of incriminating evidence which led to Scott-Dumont’s arrest.

Photos of objects seized during searches linked to a shooting in front of the Gastin Automobile Plus dealership in Montreal-East on September 4, 2023. The manager of the company was Marco Bizzi, an influential member of organized crime in Montreal.

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At his bail hearing, the 27-year-old defendant pleaded with the judge to release him on bail.

“On the verge of tears, she said she feared for her safety in the detention center,” noted the judge. He wants to get his life back on track and is looking for a job.

This did not convince the judge, who recalled that the shots created a real risk of stray bullets.

Scott-Dumont will return to court in September for further proceedings.