his death, Leventis realized something was horribly wrong almost immediately after stepping out of the condo complex on George St. near Adelaide St. E. in the St. Lawrence neighbourhood. He bolted in front of students, passersby, construction workers and area residents.

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Moments later, a gunman stood over him, pumping bullets into his body.

"The victim knew his killers," the police officer familiar with the case told the Star. "The killers were waiting for him outside his condo. He was chased down the street.

"He certainly got set up," the police source said.

Toronto police investigators declined several requests to comment on the case.

Leventis was an enthusiastic gambler who trained as a computer programmer. Computer skills are vital as organized crime groups reach out across borders, journalist/academic Luisthat featured a social club and a banquet hall on Regina Rd. in Vaughan, less than five minutes drive from the Hwy. 7 and Martin Grove Rd. intersection.

"He loved to play cards," said a police officer who knew him. "He was involved in a whole series of games."

Despite all of the conflict around him, Triumbari seemed like a lucky man in the days before his murder.

The longtime York Region resident was basking in the afterglow of a $150,000 win at Casino Niagara when a gunman rushed out from a parked car in the plaza and shot him dead.

"He's not a guy that you would just casually decide to take out," a retired organized crime investigator said.

Violence hasn't abated since the murder of Leventis six months ago. Much of