Millennium City Star Issue 7

KILLER CLUB - Prominent Garibaldi family member killed in Caprice shooting

MILLENNIUM CITY. The 2011 Modern Art Gala at the Galleria opened today to thunderous cheers. But the post-opening festivities at Club Caprice were marred by an unexpected act of violence.

Michael Giovanni Garibaldi (29), a member of the notorious Garibaldi family - a family famed for its alleged ties to organized crime - was gunned down with a single, expert head shot by a lone assassin. Mr. Garibaldi was pronounced dead at the scene. The assassin was later detained and captured by police units dispatched by the MCPD's Major Crimes Unit.

"We are still pursuing leads regarding this killing and that's all I'm going to say about it", Lieutenant Frank Brody commented. Representatives of the Garibaldi family were not as soft-spoken. "This is [expletive] unforgivable!" A spokesperson was noted saying. "Michael was a good kid. And these allegations of the Garibaldi harboring criminal ties are equally preposterous! We're just New Yorkers, you know? And sometimes your reputation follows you, you know what I mean? Cops can't prove squat."

Regardless, MCPD sources have confirmed a number of what seem like retaliatory strikes at Cult of the Red Banner strongholds by Garibaldi gunmen. The two factions have already been at their throats since the destruction of what is believed to be a large portion of magically-imbued munitions, distributed by the notorious Chainblade to various underworld factions a few months ago. Whether these incidents are the opening salvos of a gangland war remains to be seen. If that's the case, what are the police and the brave citizens of Millennium City going to do about it? / Jon Bryce