Gangster Feared Vito Rizzuto, Then Died
Gang leader Ducarme Joseph was shot dead in St. Michel on Friday night. A former gang leader with ties to the Canadian Mafia, Joseph allegedly was involved in the 2009 shooting death of Nick Rizzuto Jr., son of the deceased Vito Rizzuto , formerly the powerful head of the Mafia in Montreal. Deceased Cosa Nostra boss Vito Rizzuto, middle, flanked by his father and son, both named Nick. Joseph, who'd gone into hiding, may have started raising his profile in the months following Vito's death. It was a fatal mistake.