i usta , ▁who ▁was ▁shot ▁nine ▁times ▁as ▁he ▁got ▁out ▁of ▁his ▁car ▁outside ▁of ▁a ▁Toronto ▁social ▁club , ▁but ▁was ▁acqu itted ▁the ▁following ▁spring ▁when ▁the ▁j ury ▁found ▁Cal aut ti ▁not ▁guilty ▁after ▁a ▁witness ▁gave ▁a ▁description ▁of ▁the ▁gun man ▁that ▁didn ' t ▁match ▁him . ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁Cal aut ti ▁was ▁sus pected ▁for ▁the ▁reven ge ▁murder ▁of ▁V ito ▁R izz uto ' s ▁former ▁right - hand ▁man , ▁Ga et ano ▁" G uy " ▁Pan ep into , ▁in ▁a ▁drive - by ▁shooting ▁while ▁he ▁drove ▁his ▁Cad illa c ▁in ▁Toronto ▁after ▁close ▁' N dr ang h eta ▁friends ▁D omen ic ▁Napoli ▁and ▁his ▁associate ▁Antonio ▁O pped is ano ▁disappeared ▁earlier ▁that ▁year ▁due ▁to ▁conflict ▁over ▁g amb ling ▁territory . ▁ ▁The ▁Montreal ▁Royal ▁Canadian ▁Mount ed ▁Police ▁investigation , ▁Project ▁Col isée ▁found ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁that ▁Cal aut ti ▁ran ▁up ▁over ▁$ 2 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁in ▁g amb ling ▁deb ts ▁to ▁the ▁R izz uto ▁family ▁and ▁the ▁H ells ▁Ang els . ▁After ▁he ▁refused ▁to ▁pay , ▁the ▁deb t ▁was ▁believed ▁to ▁be ▁assumed ▁by ▁Toronto ▁mob ster ▁M iche le ▁Mod ica , ▁spark ing ▁host ilities ▁between ▁the ▁R izz uto ' s ▁Toronto ▁connection ▁Pietro ▁Sc ar cel la , ▁leading ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 0