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Reports: Reputed Mob Boss 'Franky Boy' Cali Gunned Down, Run Over Outside Staten Island Home
One of the last of the reputed old-school mob bosses, Gambino crime family chief Francesco Cali, was gunned down and run over in front of his Staten Island home Wednesday night, city authorities confirmed.
“Franky Boy” Cali, 53, was shot several times and run over by a blue pickup truck in the island’s Todt Hill section around 9:15 p.m., according to multiple reports.
Witnesses reported hearing at least a half-dozen shots, police said.
The reputed mob boss was pronounced dead at Staten Island University Hospital North, they said.
Cali, whose low-key style was a throwback contrast to flamb…
