 On February 21, 2005, DePalma, Garcia, and Gambino mobster Robert Vaccaro were meeting another mobster, Peter "Petey Chops" Vicini in the Housewares section of a Bloomingdales department store in Westchester County.When Vicini failed to show them proper respect, Vaccaro grabbed a solid crystal candle holder and began beating him on the head.Garcia convinced DePalma to stop beating Vaccaro and leave Bloomingdale's quickly.