BBC Online :A former Mafia boss has been shot dead at his home in the Canadian city of Toronto. Rocco Zito, 87, had been a senior member of the notorious ‘Ndrangheta, or Calabrian mafia, based in southern Italy, according to Canadian media. He was once one of Toronto’s most powerful mafia leaders, the Toronto Sun reported.Zito’s son-in-law, Domenico Scopelliti, has been charged with murder after turning himself in to police.Police said officers arrived at Zito’s home on Friday to find a man with gunshot wounds. Attempts were made to resuscitate him but he died of his injuries.
