Vincent Drucci
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Vincent "The Schemer" Drucci (1898 - April 4, 1927), was a prominent organized crime figure from Chicago's Prohibition era, a lieutenant under Dion O'Banion's North Side Gang.
Born Victor D'Ambrosio, Drucci was a leading member of the North Side gang of Chicago and associate of Bugs Moran, Earl 'Hymie' Weiss, and Dion O'Banion. Known for his inventive and detailed plans from bank robberies to kidnappings of prominant Chicagoans Drucci earned the nickname "The Schemer". Drucci was involved with the attempted murders of both Al Capone and Johnny Torrio in the turf wars of the 1920's. Drucci was shot and killed during an altercation by Chicago detective Dan Healy on April 4, 1927. He has the ignoble distinction of being one of the few gangsters to be killed by law enforcement.