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Sylvester Zottola, a 71-year-old man with ties to the Bonanno crime family, was shot and killed on October 4, 2018, at a McDonald's drive-thru in the Bronx, New York. Zottola was ambushed while waiting for his food, and he was shot multiple times in the head and body. The attack occurred around 4:45 p.m., and he was pronounced dead at the scene. This murder was part of a series of violent incidents targeting the Zottola family, which included previous attempts on both Sylvester and his son, Salv ...Read More
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Sylvester Zottola
Male
White / Caucasian
Bronx
NY
2018-10-04
71
Sylvester
Zottola
11/14/2025






