Shooting of Joe 'Crazy Joe' Gallo at Umberto's Clam House

On April 7, 1972, mobster Joe Gallo was shot while dining at Umberto's Clam House in Little Italy during what was reported as a birthday celebration; he was struck by multiple gunshots and later died. The killing took place at the restaurant on Mulberry Street and is widely documented in accounts of New York organized crime. The assailants have been the subject of various investigations and accounts tying the murder to rival mob factions. Umberto's Clam House at 129 Mulberry Street became a noted crime scene in the history of New York City mob violence.