Overview
- Police charged 28-year-old Kavone Horton with murder, manslaughter, and weapons possession after Saturday night’s shooting outside Sal’s Deli & Grocery in the East Village.
- Horton remains in the hospital after being hit by a ricocheted bullet during the confrontation, and police say the investigation is active.
- Relatives say Abdul Saleh asked his brother to care for his children as he lay dying, and the family is urging City Hall, Congress, and the U.S. State Department to expedite humanitarian entry for his wife and kids in Yemen.
- Community and business leaders held a press event to demand protections for small-store workers, including panic buttons, quicker 911 response, and public funding for security upgrades; about 500 panic buttons are installed citywide, leaving thousands of shops without them.
- A growing memorial lines the storefront, and organizers planned a candlelight vigil tonight at 7:30 p.m. at East 13th Street and Avenue B, while neighbors and family describe Horton as a repeat harasser who had been banned from the store.