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The home of reputed Hamilton Mafia boss Pat Musitano was repeatedly shot at overnight Monday in what appears to have been a drive-by shooting. Damage from several bullets that pierced the front windows of the detached home in the city’s east end could be seen from the street.

The violence suggests the Musitano crime family remains under attack. Musitano’s younger brother, Angelo Musitano, was shot and killed in the driveway of his own home last month.

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Hamilton police were called to St. Clair Boulevard shortly before 2:30 a.m. Tuesday.

“It was indicated that the sounds of multiple gunshots could be heard outside,” said Staff Sgt. Mike Cunliffe. Police found several spent bullet casings in the street. No one was injured in the shooting, police said.

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Police believe a vehicle was used to aid the shooter or shooters and detectives believe the home was specifically targeted. Police confirmed the home is associated to the Musitano family.

“Detectives continue to investigate and are considering the possibility that information and or evidence may be connected to other ongoing investigations including the murder of Angelo Musitano,” Cunliffe said.

Pasquale Musitano, known as Pat, is the eldest of three sons born to Mafia boss Dominic Musitano, who forged the clan into one of three Mafia families that ran Hamilton’s underworld for decades. Dominic died of natural causes in 1995 and Pat Musitano is seen as his successor.