Overview
- Police said a dispute inside Sal's Deli on Saturday spilled onto Avenue B, where 28-year-old Abdul Saleh was shot and killed steps from the store, and relatives said the man now charged had been barred after repeated harassment.
- Investigators charged 28-year-old Kavone Horton in the killing, and NY1 reported he remains hospitalized with a reported ricochet wound and is expected to appear in court Friday morning.
- Mourners held a candlelight vigil Thursday night at Avenue B and East 13th Street, hours after a funeral service in Brooklyn that drew elected officials and neighbors who described Saleh as a beloved figure on the block.
- Saleh’s family said his dying wish was to bring his wife and children from Yemen, and they are urging city and federal officials to expedite humanitarian travel as they work with Rep. Dan Goldman.
- Business groups and local officials renewed calls for panic-button alarms and faster police response for small stores, noting only about 500 devices have been installed citywide while thousands of bodegas remain without them.