An undercover Quebec provincial police officer was inside a Laval, Que., Starbucks trailing the organized crime figure who was fatally shot there Wednesday, Radio-Canada has learned. 

Charalambos Theologou, also known as “Bobby the Greek,” was shot so quickly that all teams involved in the surveillance operation were taken by surprise, according to Radio-Canada sources.

The two people injured in the shooting were members of Theologou’s gang, the Chomedey Greeks.

A team of at least five cars, including an operations supervisor, was deployed on the ground to monitor Theologou’s movements, who’d been under police surveillance since leaving his private residence that morning, Radio-Canada sources say. Around 10 police officers were observing the gang leader, sources say.

The Sûreté du Québec, however, is not confirming the information due to its ongoing investigation

According to surveillance camera footage from inside the Starbucks, the entire incident unfolded in 15 seconds. Two suspects are seen entering quickly, discharging their firearms at their target and two people accompanying him, then fleeing the scene.

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Surveillance video shows moments before and after fatal shooting inside Starbucks

Video obtained by Radio-Canada shows two people entering and fleeing the café during the incident. The moment the shooting takes place has been removed from the video due to its graphic nature.

Sources told Radio-Canada that police analysis of the images suggests the suspects may have used Glock 18-type handguns, modified to become automatic weapons with high-capacity magazines.

The exterior camera of the Starbucks allowed police to establish the arrival of the two suspects about 10 minutes before the arrival of their target, Theologou, Radio-Canada has learned.

The two people are suspected of having had help co-ordinating their actions, implying a carefully orchestrated hit, sources say.

Police also reportedly encountered a third suspect, believed to have been engaged in scouting the area.

Police had suspected Theologou for months of being behind the majority of extortion investigations by Laval police, targeting establishments such as bars, restaurants and businesses, Radio-Canada reports.

Theologou was considered a broker for several criminal groups seeking contract executors. Radio-Canada’s police sources said he was a major player in the Montreal suburb’s criminal landscape, providing work for young offenders through mobile apps.

Contracts and payment to commit crimes were offered in private groups on apps such as Snapchat and Telegram, Radio-Canada has learned.

So far, only the suspects’ vehicle used to flee the scene has been found burned in the Rivière-des-Prairies neighbourhood in Montreal’s east end the night following the shooting, Radio-Canada reports.

In an interview on the Radio-Canada show Tout un matin Thursday morning, Laval police Chief Pierre Brochet said the investigation to solve the murder was progressing well