I thought they just walked up to him, but it was a sniper.

On June 5, 2023, Del Balso was murdered inside his car in the parking lot of the Monster gym.[28] Del Balso had been meeting two Hells Angel leaders at the gym.[27] The murder weapon was a long rifle, which is an unusual weapon as most gangland murders in Montreal are done using handguns.[27] The marksman fired at a distance of 90 meters.[27] A Montreal policeman stated: "The way in which Francesco Del Balso was killed is unusual, to say the least. With this way of doing things, we are at another level. The sponsor wanted to be sure that the crime would be committed efficiently and without any mistakes. Maybe he put a lot of money into it. If so, the question to ask is: who can afford this?"