The McSween Gang operated in the south-west of Montreal in the 1960s and 70s, active in loansharking, extortion and armed robberies. The group was led by Jacques McSween and later by Roger “Le Moineau” Létourneau.
In the 1970s, the McSween Gang waged war with the powerful Dubois Clan over control of several rackets in the south-western part of the city. The gangs exchanged blows for several months, with neither side gaining a clear upper hand.
The war ended on February 13, 1975, the eve of Saint Valentine’s, when four members of the McSween Gang were murdered and another two were seriously injured when gunmen opened fire on them in a discotheque. What was left of the McSween Gang quickly dissolved.
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