A 24-year-old man has been taken into custody in connection with the shooting death of reputed New York crime boss Francesco "Frank" Cali, the New York Police Department said.
Anthony Comello
Anthony Comello
Cali's killing does not appear to be mob-related, a source with knowledge of the investigation told CNN on Sunday.
Anthony Comello is being held in a New Jersey jail and will be charged with murder formally when he's extradited to the borough of Staten Island, where the killing happened, NYPD Chief of Detectives Dermot Shea said at a Saturday news conference.
"While we believe we have the shooter in custody for this incident, the investigation is far ... from over," he said. "The investigation will turn to were other parties involved in this, gathering future and additional evidence and working on the motive for this particular crime."
Shea didn't give details about how Comello became a suspect.
But the source with knowledge of the investigation told CNN that Comello had some kind of relationship with one of Cali's family members, and the mob boss disagreed with the relationship. Comello took offense to that, the source said.
Comello has residences in several places, including Staten Island, Shea said Saturday. Shea said Comello "has crossed paths in some limited circumstances with the NYPD" but wouldn't say whether he has a criminal record. Comello received a parking summons for his truck on Staten Island the day of the killing, Shea said.
When asked about Cali's reputation as a crime boss, Shea said, "We are well aware of Mr. Cali's past. That will be a part of this investigation as we determine what was the motive."
CNN is trying to reach Comello's lawyer for comment.
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