#History: St. Valentine's Day Massacre (1929)

Started by TFD, Feb 14, 2015, 09:31 AM

TFD

When Jack McGurn, a member of Al Capone's gang, was almost killed by members of rival George "Bugs" Moran's gang, Capone decided to retaliate by luring Bugs and some of his men to a warehouse and killing them. On the day of the massacre, Capone's men thought that the rival crime boss had entered the warehouse and opened fire. They killed seven men but not Bugsā€”he had grown suspicious and changed his plans. One of the seven victims initially survived, despite how many gunshot wounds? Discuss