 After the ambush the two apparent shooters ran from the buildings and fled in a Ford sedan ; the car was later discovered to have been set on fire and destroyed . Aiello 's body was loaded into the taxicab and taken to Garfield Park Hospital , where he was pronounced dead . The coroner eventually removed 59 bullets , weighing over a pound , from the body . He was shot more times than any single victim of the St. Valentine 's Day Massacre . A third machine gun position , which was ultimately not used , was later discovered by police in another nearby building , which had been rented a week before the murder by a man who gave the name Lon <unk> . Police , prosecutors and federal agents immediately and publicly speculated that Capone was behind the assassination , noting that the precision machine @-@ gun ambush was typical of his attacks . However , at least one press story at the time speculated Moran could have been behind the hit . Prestogiacomo , fearful for his life , went into hiding for three days after Aiello 's death before turning himself in to police . He was charged as an accessory before the fact of Aiello 's murder , a charge also filed against John <unk> , an employee of Aiello 's importing company . Detectives questioned whether Prestogiacomo provided Aiello 's enemies with information about his whereabouts , something he vehemently denied . Police claimed Prestogiacomo was not cooperative and lied about his relationship with Aiello . The charges against Prestogiacomo went to a grand jury but were ultimately dropped . Frank Nitti was also wanted by police for questioning in connection with the murder . 
