Organized crime figure Gregory Woolley killed in shooting south of Montreal

A prominent organized crime figure was killed in a shooting Friday morning in a parking lot in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Que., according to Radio-Canada.

Multiple sources told Radio-Canada that Gregory Woolley was the victim of the shooting, which took place on Boulevard du Séminaire in the city south of Montreal.

Quebec provincial police confirm that a 51-year-old man died.

Images from the scene show police tape in a parking lot and an ambulance on the scene.

Originally from Haiti, Woolley was the leader of the Syndicates, a street gang formed by the Hells Angels in the 1990s.

He was also a member of the Rockers motorcycle gang, subsidiary of the Hells Angels. Police say that Woolley was a close confidant of the late Hells Angels boss, Maurice Boucher.

According to former Montreal detective Phillipe Paul who has close knowledge of organized crime in the city, Woolley went on to become the first Black full-fledged Hells Angels member.

Woolley had served time but was released on parole in November 2021. According to police sources, Woolley had been warned by the authorities that there was a price on his head.

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