A Montrealer accused of ordering a shooting at the car dealership of an influential Mafia boss has only himself to blame for not properly paying the shooters, as one of them finally denounced him.
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“First, [un des suspects] $15,000 is to be received for the contract. However, he received only $1,000,” Judge Dennis Kaliatsatos said in a Montreal courtroom last week.
He then ordered Mathieu Scott-Dumont to be remanded in pre-trial detention pending a September 2023 trial in connection with a shooting at a business linked to Italian organized crime.
Matthew Scott-Dumont is accused of being the instigator of the September 4, 2023 shooting outside the Gastin Automobile Plus dealership in Montreal-East. The manager of the business was Marco Bizzi, an influential member of organized crime in Montreal. Courtesy of the Court
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That evening, four people in two SUVs were passing in front of the Guest Automobile Plus dealership when one passenger fired an AR-15, the weapon most used in mass shootings in the United States.
“The projectiles went through the windows of the business, but fortunately, no one was injured,” the judge explained.
The Notre-Dame Street business is run by Marco Bizzi, an influential member of Italian organized crime, believed to be active in both drug trafficking and illegal betting.
Photo by Marco Bizzi, taken on June 19, 2014 in downtown Montreal.
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Threats rather than pay
In recent years, Pizzi has been targeted about ten times by burning his garages or his vehicles. In 2016, he was the target of an assassination attempt.
“In his statement [un complice] “He knew that the firing was ordered against the backdrop of a war between the Hells Angels and the Italian Mafia,” the magistrate noted.
Following the shooting, it took no time for police officers to track down the shooters. When they got their hands on them, the sleuths realized that the crime had been filmed by the suspects at the request of sponsors who wanted proof of the crime.
On September 4, 2023, gunmen outside the Gestin Automobile Plus dealership in Montreal East. The manager of the business 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 $15,000 they agreed upon unless the dirty work was done.
“They pointed a Glock pistol at his face and one of them warned him: ‘Do I have to slap you in the face to get you to take the money?’.”
Photos of items seized during searches related to a shooting in front of the Gastin Automobile Plus dealership in Montreal-East on September 4, 2023. The manager of the business was Marco Bizzi, an influential member of organized crime in Montreal.
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He fears for his safety
The alleged 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 that led to Scott-Dumont’s arrest.
Photos of items seized during searches related to a shooting in front of the Gastin Automobile Plus dealership in Montreal-East on September 4, 2023. The manager of the business was Marco Bizzi, an influential member of organized crime in Montreal.
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During his release hearing, the 27-year-old accused pleaded with the judge to release him on bail.
“On the verge of tears, she says she fears for her safety at the detention center,” the judge noted. He wants to get his life on the right track and is looking for a job.
This did not convince the judge, who recalled that the shooting created a real risk of stray bullets.
Scott-Dumont will return to court in September for further proceedings.
