Hamilton cops believe this man is the triggerman in the January slaying of Mob scion Cece Luppino.

Dominic Musitano, long-time Hamilton underworld overlord. His son has taken over. But for how long?

Alleged crime lord Pasquale “Fat Pat” Musitano has been at the centre of underworld intrigue.

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Reputed underworld chieftain Pat Musitano is now expected to survive a brazen attempt on his life.

The 51-year-old mob scion is “no longer considered to be in life-threatening condition,” Peel Regional Police told the Hamilton Spectator.

A hitman parked four slugs into Musitano on April 25 outside his Mississauga lawyer’s office during the early morning hours. One of the bullets hit him in the head.

Initially, the alleged crime boss was reported to be in critical condition.

Now that Musitano appears to be out of the woods his next move may be to move on gangland rivals who tried to send him to the morgue.

But underworld watchers say the once-mighty Musitano crime family is greatly diminished from the days when Pat’s father, Dominic, ran the show.

The burly mob boss has no more than a handful of supporters and their days as big wheels in the southern Ontario crime milieu appear numbered.

Meanwhile, four Montrealers have been charged with attempted murder in an April 2018 attack on two relatives of murdered Hamilton man Cece Luppino.

Luppino was shot to death at his Hamilton Mountain home on Jan. 30.

Cops say the victims were both inside the Hamilton Mountain home when three males forced their way in and stabbed one of the occupants.

One of the victims fought off his attackers and ran to a neighbouring house for help.

The three culprits fled the area in two vehicles, one of which was driven by a female.

According to detectives, the injured victim was taken to hospital and released.

In December 2018, acting on a tip from the Peel and Toronto Police Services, a team of Hamilton Police investigators re-opened the case and identified the suspects.

Cops arrested Marc Monette, 53, and Martine Villeneuve, 27, on April 11, 2019. They have been remanded in custody in Hamilton.

Two other accused, Charles Boucher-Savard, 29, and Jonathan Monette, 24, son of Marc Monette, were already in custody pending charges on an unrelated matter.

They are charged with attempted murder, break and enter and commit an indictable offence and aggravated assault.

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