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New York Bodega Worker Fatally Shot Outside East Village Family Store
A bodega worker was fatally shot outside a family-owned store in Manhattan's East Village on Tuesday, April 28, 2026.
The killing came less than a year after the worker told a reporter they feared rising street violence, a detail highlighted in a Fox News report.
The episode traces back to that interview less than a year earlier, when the worker said they felt unsafe working in the neighborhood and warned about violence near the shop. The slaying has renewed concerns among small-business owners and residents about safety around local storefronts. Authorities have not released further details about a suspect or motive.
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- Abdul Saleh, a New York bodega worker, was shot and killed just after 11:30 p.m. Saturday, April 25, 2026, outside Sal's Deli & Grocery in the East Village.
- Witnesses say an argument over a meal that the suspect refused to pay for began inside the deli and spilled outside, where Saleh was shot in the stomach.
- The alleged 28-year-old shooter was hospitalized with non-fatal injuries after a ricocheted bullet struck him, and he is in police custody.
- Saleh had previously appeared in a May 2025 TV report expressing fears about crime and slow police response as New York expanded panic buttons for bodegas.
- United Bodegas of America leaders publicly questioned why the suspected gunman was free and urged tougher punishment for repeat offenders.
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April 28, 2026