Alleged shooter in slaying of Gambino crime family boss says he smoked pot before shooting armed crime kingpin – Suspect Anthony Comello was dating victim’s neice
Staten Island man accused of fatally shooting NY mafia boss told police he smoked pot before ‘shooting armed’ crime kingpin in his own driveway
Anthony Comello of Staten Island was arrested for allegedly murdering Gambino mob boss Francesco ‘Frank’ Cali
Comello, 24, who drove to the Cali home and initiated contact when he drove into the homeowner’s SUV,
He told investigators that Frank Cali, accosted him with him with a gun, compelling him to shoot – in self defense
He reportedly will be charged for murder, assault and weapons possession.
Authorities still investigating if he was working alone or in concert others
Anthony Comello [photo], of Staten Island was arrested for allegedly murdering Gambino mob boss Frank Cali. – The suspect initiated contact with the victim when ploughed into his Cadillac Escalade tempting Cali to come forth for execution – Comello shot Cali 10 times
The Staten Island man accused in the ambush shooting death of a Mafia family boss said told cops he smoked pot before the killing and tried to float a self-defense theory, law enforcement sources said.
Anthony Comello, 24, told investigators that Gambino crime family boss Frank Cali came at him with a gun, forcing him to shoot.
Cops found no weapon on Cal, and are still trying to figure out what drove Comello to shoot the 53-year-old mob kingpin right outside his Todt Hill home.
Anthony Comello, 24, told investigators that Gambino crime family boss Frank Cali came at him with a gun, forcing him to shoot.
Cops found no weapon on Cal, and are still trying to figure out what drove Comello to shoot the 53-year-old mob kingpin right outside his Todt Hill home.
The reputed Gambino crime family boss shot dead outside his Staten Island home on Mar 13.The alleged shooter Anthony Comello, told investigators that Gambino crime family boss Francesco ‘Franky Boy’ Cali [photo], accosted him with a gun, compelling him to shoot – in self defense
Investigators are looking into the possibility the killing was by lovesick rage unrelated to mob business.
The possible motive may have been anger over Cali’s niece, who Comello, a construction worker, allegedly wanted to date against Cali’s wishes.
Comello was busted Saturday in Brick Township, N.J., about 50 miles from the scene of the crime, where his family owns a house.
The suspect is locked up in the Ocean County Jail in New Jersey.
He plans to waive extradition at a hearing Monday, his lawyer, Robert Gottlieb said.
The night of the shooting, Comello plowed his pickup truck into Cali’s Cadillac Escalade SUV around 9:15 p.m., while Cali was enjoying a late dinner with his family.
Cali left the dinner table to investigate. While he was outside, Comello shot at him 10 times.
Comello was busted Saturday in Brick Township, N.J., about 50 miles from the scene of the crime, where his family owns a house.
The suspect is locked up in the Ocean County Jail in New Jersey.
He plans to waive extradition at a hearing Monday, his lawyer, Robert Gottlieb said.
The night of the shooting, Comello plowed his pickup truck into Cali’s Cadillac Escalade SUV around 9:15 p.m., while Cali was enjoying a late dinner with his family.
Cali left the dinner table to investigate. While he was outside, Comello shot at him 10 times.
Police investigate the scene where Frank Cali was shot in front home in the Todt Hill Section of Staten Island on March 13, 2019.
Cali, who kept a low profile after taking over as head of the Gambino crime family in 2015, collapsed behind the rear bumper of his Cadillac Escalade SUV.
Police sources said Comello hit the gas on his pickup truck and headed toward the Jersey Shore, after the shooting.
Police searching Comello’s Staten Island home found at least one gun, but it wasn’t the murder weapon, sources said.
Despite the theory about Cali’s niece, NYPD Chief of Detectives Dermot Shea said Saturday that police are still investigating all angles of the case, including whether he was acting alone, or working with, or for someone else.
Staten Island Judge Charles Troia signed off an arrest warrant that said Comello will be charged with murder, assault and weapons possession. Comello’s friends and family are dumbfounded by the crime, said Gottlieb.
The people who know him best, his family and friends, cannot believe what they are hearing,” the lawyer said. “There is something very wrong here and we will get to the bottom of it.”
Police sources said Comello hit the gas on his pickup truck and headed toward the Jersey Shore, after the shooting.
Police searching Comello’s Staten Island home found at least one gun, but it wasn’t the murder weapon, sources said.
Despite the theory about Cali’s niece, NYPD Chief of Detectives Dermot Shea said Saturday that police are still investigating all angles of the case, including whether he was acting alone, or working with, or for someone else.
Staten Island Judge Charles Troia signed off an arrest warrant that said Comello will be charged with murder, assault and weapons possession. Comello’s friends and family are dumbfounded by the crime, said Gottlieb.
The people who know him best, his family and friends, cannot believe what they are hearing,” the lawyer said. “There is something very wrong here and we will get to the bottom of it.”
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