Suspects shoot man inside Brooklyn deli
NEW YORK - The NYPD wants to find the men who opened fire on a customer inside a Brooklyn deli, hitting him in the hip.
Security camera video showed two men wearing white face masks inside the 4 Seasons Deli on Vernon Avenue in Bedford-Stuyvesant on Dec. 16 at about 9:47 p.m.
One of them walked up to a 27-year-old male customer who was standing in front of the counter and demanded that he hand over his goods, according to cops. After a brief struggle, the suspect opened fire on the man.
Both suspects then took off from the deli. One of them got into a silver or gray Chrysler 300 which was parked in front of the store, added cops.
The victim was treated at Kings County Hospital. He was listed in stable contion.
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Individual #1 is described as a male with a medium build, last seen wearing a full white mask, a black jacket and hoodie, white gloves, light-colored blue jeans, black sneakers, and had a black firearm.
Individual #2 is described as a male with a slim build, last seen wearing a black mask, a black jacket with a brown fur-rimmed hood, black pants with a white stripe on each side, and black and white sneakers.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the CrimeStoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM, or on Twitter @NYPDTips. Police say that calls are strictly confidential.