During his time in New York gangs Capone, gained two things; a scar, which would give him his nickname "Scarface" and here he murdered a petty criminal that owed him $1500. In 1919(the same year prohibition was passed) to avoid the police, Capone ran from New York and head to the city of Chicago. .
The story of Al Capone became legendary once he made it to Chicago. Upon coming to Chicago, Capone joined the Five Points Gang. This was one of Chicago's most dangerous gangs. The longer Al Capone stayed with the Five pointers the faster he'd move up their ranks (Al). Eventually, Capone became the second in command only behind Johnny Torrio. Torrio fled the country handing over the entire bootlegging operation to Capone (Al). Chicago voted 6 to 1 to not pass prohibition, but it passed anyway. Al Capone took control of Chicago slowly by manipulating the people's willingness to break the law and drink anyway. Al Capone once told reporter Damon Runyan, "I make money by supplying a public demand. If I break the law, my customers . some of the best people in Chicago, are as guilty as me." (Al) Al Capone began to take over competition mostly resorting to violence as his first means for dealing with opposition. Over 200 people's death could be linked back to Al Capone (St.). Some of the most infamous murders take place in early 1929.
In January of 1929 the gang leader Dion O'Banion, an opponent of Capone, was murdered in a flower shop. This act caused a series of gang wars that would all be put to an end on February 14th 1929. (St.) On this day, the gang leader Bugs Moran had his men waiting in a garage for a shipment of liquor they believed they had stolen from Capone. Many people in civilian clothing approached the men. The men believed the people just to be bystanders. At 10:30am a Cadillac, the type of car the Chicago police used at the time, pulled up. Out stepped out 2 undercover police officers.
