How did Stacks Edwards die in the movie "Goodfellas"?

In the movie “Goodfellas,” Stacks Edwards dies after being shot in the head. Tommy DeVito, played by Joe Pesci, kills Stacks in his apartment after the Lufthansa heist, when Stacks fails to dispose of the getaway van as instructed.

Stacks is portrayed by Samuel L. Jackson in a small but memorable role. Jimmy Conway’s crew needs the van destroyed quickly because it connects them to the robbery. Instead, Stacks takes it to his girlfriend’s home and leaves it parked outside, even leaving it in a conspicuous location. When the crew discovers the van has not been removed, Tommy goes to Stacks’s apartment.

The scene is one of the film’s abrupt reminders that loyalty offers little protection in its criminal world. Stacks’s death also reflects the movie’s blend of fictionalized drama and real-life organized-crime history: the character was based on Parnell “Stacks” Edwards, who was associated with the real Lufthansa heist. The film’s editing revisits the killing from different angles, which can make the number of shots seem inconsistent.