SLAIN IN BROAD DAYLIGHT
Two men arrested, one man still wanted after a Hells Angels member was shot in Mississauga,
Two Montreal-area men have been arrested and another is wanted on a Canada-wide firstdegree murder warrant after a full-patch Hells Angels biker was shot dead in broad daylight outside a busy Mississauga plaza at lunchtime on Monday.
Victim Michael DeabaituaSchulde, 32, of Mississauga, belonged to the newly restructured Niagara Region arm of the Angels, who have about 550 members nationwide.
He had been working out at the Huf Gym at the busy plaza at 700 Dundas St. E. near Cawthra Road the morning of the murder, Peel Regional Police acting Supt. Martin Ottaway told a press conference.
“It’s an example of the reckless disregard for public safety that criminals have,” Chief Chris McCord said.
McCord said that DeabaituaSchulde was the victim of a targeted attack.
“We will not tolerate this type of violence on our streets,” he said.
Martins Vilme, 28, and Jonathan Martinez-Reyes, 27, were arrested on Wednesday night in Montreal on charges of first- degree murder and accessory after the fact, respectively.
The suspects are believed to be associated to organized crime but are not members of any outlaw motorcycle gang, Ottaway said.
Joseph Pallotta, 38, of Mon- treal’s St. Leonard district, is wanted on a Canada-wide warrant for first-degree murder.
Deabaitua-Schulde was close to a senior Hells Angel member from London, Ont., who moved to the Niagara region to bolster its strength, multiple sources told the Star.
“He was known to police,” Ottaway said of DeabaituaSchulde.
Asource told the Star that one of Deabaitua-Schulde’s close contacts from the Niagara Region Hells Angels charter has visited Montreal several times recently.
Deabaitua-Schulde was a gym member and had worked out in the gym at the plaza that morning, Ottaway said. Deabaitua- Schulde was bleeding heavily when officers arrived in droves after 911 calls reporting the shooting shortly before 11:20 a.m. He died later Monday in hospital.
Police found a torched blue Honda Civic nearby in the area of Rymal and Tomken Rds.
The suspects wore dark hoodies and fled the area in the Honda. The plaza houses Huf Gym, the Floor Shop and other businesses.
One witness, who didn’t want to be identified, told the Mississauga News he heard six shots.
A police source told the News Deabaitua-Schulde was shot at close range seconds after exiting his vehicle.
Olga Rosa Heron, who owns the Huf Gym, said the victim ran back into her facility for help after he was shot.