A couple months after knocking off his brother Irving in the family foyer, the Combination finally caught up with Meyer Shapiro. Following his brother's demise, Meyer moved into Manhattan for safety. He ventured back into Brooklyn to see a guy called Juey about some weapons. Unfortunately for Meyer, Juey was loyal to Abe Reles and the Combination, who had informed him that if he saw came across Shapiro he was to shoot on sight.
In the early hours of September 17, 1931, Meyer and Juey were strolling along a Brooklyn street talking business when the latter nonchalantly fell a few steps behind. Producing a pistol, he fired shot into the back of Meyer's head. The job done, Juey left and returned in truck. He loaded Meyer's body into it and transported it to lower Manhattan where he dumped it in a cellar.
Meyer Shapiro
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