Louis J Tuzzio was 25 when he was found slumped over the steering wheel of a stolen Chevrolet on Avenue L and East 4th Street in Brooklyn, New York, on January 3, 1990. He had been shot multiple times in the head; the killing is described as an execution tied to mob politics rather than a random act.

Tuzzio had been involved in a 1989 hit to kill Costabile Gus Farace. That operation also resulted in the unplanned death of Joseph Sclafani, a Gambino associate, which reportedly angered Gambino boss John Gotti. Daniel Dirty Danny Mongelli is identified as a Bonanno acting captain who acted as a lookout during the hit and part of the conspiracy to kill Tuzzio.