Expect Retaliation After Starbucks Shooting of Organized Crime Figure, Expert Says

Expect Retaliation After Starbucks Shooting of Organized Crime Figure, Expert Says
Laval Police respond to a shooting in Laval, Que., on Oct. 1, 2025. The Canadian Press/Christinne Muschi
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A former Montreal police investigator warns that more violence could follow this week’s shooting at a Starbucks north of the city, as the victim was formally identified as an organized crime figure.

Charalambos Theologou, 40, died in the mid-morning shooting at a commercial plaza in Laval, Que. that also left two other people wounded, Quebec’s coroner’s office confirmed Friday.