Peter Gusenberg participated in an infamous attack on Al Capone during a vicious gang war.
11 Facts About Peter Gusenberg
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Peter Gusenberg was the firstborn of three sons and the namesake of his father Peter Gusenberg Sr.
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Peter Gusenberg's parents moved into a home at 434 Roscoe Street in Lakeview, Chicago where Peter lived with his brothers Frank along with their youngest brother Henry who later moved to 5507 Bernice Avenue, Portage Park, Chicago.
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Peter Gusenberg later married a German-Irish woman Myrtle Coppleman Gorman and did not let her know about his criminal activities, keeping her under the ruse that he worked as a travelling salesman.
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Peter Gusenberg was first incarcerated in 1902 and sent to the Joliet Correctional Center for burglary in 1906.
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Peter Gusenberg was released on a probationary period but violated the terms and conditions of his probation and was sent back to Joliet in 1910 and re-released in 1912.
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Peter Gusenberg helped carry out the murders on Antonio Lombardo and Pasquale Lolorado with his younger brother Frank Gusenberg and Albert Kachellek, a fellow cellmate at Joliet.
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When Peter Gusenberg was released from prison in 1926, he rejoined the North Side Gang, now led by Hymie Weiss, in its war against the Outfit.
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On September 20,1926, Peter Gusenberg participated in the infamous drive-by shooting on the Hawthorne Hotel, Capone's Cicero, Illinois headquarters.
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The Peter Gusenberg brothers were initially buried in Rosehill Cemetery in Chicago's North Side.
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The Peter Gusenberg Sweeper is a Grand Theft Auto V version of the Tommy Gun, featured in the Valentine's Day Massacre Special.