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Four to six assailants entered the garage. At least two were disguised in police uniforms, leading the victims to believe it was a routine raid.

The massacre was the culmination of a brutal power struggle between two rival crime syndicates: st valentine's day assacre

Led by George "Bugs" Moran , who fiercely resisted Capone's expansion into his territory. The Event: February 14, 1929 Four to six assailants entered the garage

Six died instantly, while the seventh, Frank Gusenberg, lived for a short time but refused to break the "code of silence" before he died. 1929 Six died instantly

Led by the infamous Alphonse "Al" Capone , who sought total control over Chicago's illegal bootlegging operations.