Police arrest man for attempted murder of Leonardo Rizzuto, then release him

A 32-year-old man from Mascouche, Que., who was arrested in connection with last month'sattempted murder of Leonard Rizzuto, has been released without charges, provincial police confirmed.

Earlier onFriday, the Sret du Qubec announced that officers from a national organized crime squad arrested the man on Thursday night.A spokesperson for the SQ now says he has been released "pending further proceedings."

Catherine Bernard of the Escouade nationale de rpression du crime organis (ENRCO) said the victim was travelling on Highway 440in his black Mercedes on March 15, around 4:30 p.m.

Last month, Radio-Canada sources confirmed that Rizzuto,who allegedly took over from his father Vito Rizzuto as a Montreal Mafia leader, was the victim of a shootingat the intersection of highways 440 and 13.

Bernard said the occupant of a black Porsche Macanallegedly fired several times at the victim's car. The investigation showed that a second vehicle, a red Porsche Macan, could be linked to the attempted murder.

The driver of the Mercedes took Highway 13 southbound and drove to the parking lot of a funeral complex in the Sainte-Dorothe district. Gunshot marks were apparent on his vehicle.

On April 25, the National Organized Crime Squad and police officers from the Major Crimes Investigation Division of the Sret du Qubec (SQ) established a mobile command post on boulevard des Laurentides, in Laval, near the intersection of boulevard Saint-Elzar.