Cops: Customer Killed When Suspect Opens Fire During Brooklyn Deli Robbery
NEW YORK(CBSNewYork) -- Police are looking for two men in connection with a robbery that turned deadly at a Brooklyn deli.
Surveillance video shows two men entering the Deli Grocery And Grill on Remsen Ave in Flatbush, last Tuesday.
One of the suspects stood by the door while the other pulled a gun and demanded money from the clerk.
A 32-year-old customer, identified as Damien Francis, was buying a soda and said something to the gunman who then turned and shot him, police said.
One suspect has been described as a dark skinned male, 5'7" tall, weighing 150-lbs, he was wearing a red hooded sweatshirt, and grey pants. The second suspect was 5'8" tall, weighed 160-lbs, and was wearing a black hooded sweatshirt.
Anyone with information regarding this incident has been asked to contact the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS.
The public can also submit tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at www.nypdcrimestoppers.com or by texting their tips to 274637(CRIMES) and entering TIP577.