was shot three times, once in the head, by Jerome A. Johnson; Johnson was immediately killed by Colombo's bodyguards. Colombo survived the shooting, but was paralyzed; Colombo died seven years later from cardiac arrest due to injuries sustained from the shooting. By the 2000s, the Italian-American Civil Rights League came to offer various youth and other programs. References External links IACRL Official Website Crime Library: Colombo Family, chronicle of 1971 rally in Columbus Circle by the Italian-American Civil Rights League Further reading Capria, Don and Anthony Colombo. Colombo: The Unsolved Murder. New York: Unity Press, 2015, Organizations established in 1970 1970 establishments in New York City Italian-American organized crime Italian-American organizations Italian-American culture in New York City Civic and political organizations of the United States Civil rights organizations in the United States Political advocacy groups in the United States Defunct American political movements Colombo crime family The Godfather