Rocco Zito

Rocco Zito (; 19 August 1928 – 29 January 2016) was an Italian-Canadian crime boss of the 'Ndrangheta in Canada, a Mafia-type organisation originating in Calabria, Italy. He was also a founding member of the Camera di Controllo in Canada in 1962. In 1986, he was convicted of manslaughter and was sentenced to two and a half years in jail. On 29 January 2016, Zito was shot to death by his son-in-law Domenico Scopelliti in a domestic dispute. After the shooting, Scopelliti fled, but turned himself in hours later to police, and was charged with first-degree murder. Scopelliti was charged with manslaughter after being found not guilty of first and second degree murder. On 5 September 2018, Scopelliti was sentenced to five years and eight months in prison. Provided by Wikipedia