Rabih (Robby) Alkhalil, 35, was one of four men convicted of killing Johnny Raposo on June 18, 2012 at the Sicilian Sidewalk Café on College Street.
Rapozzo was shot four times in the head by a man dressed as a construction worker as soccer fans gathered on the patio to watch a Euro Cup match.
It was later revealed in court that the shooter, Dean Wiwchar, was a hitman hired by the three other accused parties – Alkhalil, Nicola Nero and Martino Caputo – to carry out the killing as part of a feud rooted in the criminal. underworld.
Alkhalil was the last of the four suspects to be arrested for the murder and was to be extradited from Greece.
All four men were eventually sentenced to life in prison with no possibility of parole for 25 years in 2017.
Alkhalil was then charged in 2018 in connection with the murder of two mobsters in British Columbia. He was awaiting trial in Port Coquitlam on those charges before his escape.
RCMP in British Columbia say they believe Alkhalil left the North Fraser Pre-Trial Center in a white Econoline van with “two others posing as or working as contractors” Thursday night.
It is not clear where he went next.
“Alkhalil is considered dangerous, so if you see Alkhalil, police ask that you do not approach him and instead call 911 immediately,” an RCMP news release states.
RCMP say Alkhalil was last seen wearing a black uniform and a high-visibility vest.