Deli Robbers Shoot Worker And Hold Customer Hostage, NYPD Says

FLATBUSH, BROOKLYN — Four men stole $1,000, held one customer hostage and shot a Flatbush deli worker Saturday night, according to surveillance footage released by police.

The four men burst into Mega Food Market on Rogers Avenue near Beverly Road around 6 p.m. on Feb 24, said police.

Two men pushed their way into the back office, shot a 54-year-old employee in the shoulder and demanded he and his 59-year-old coworker hand over $1,000 in cash, police said.

Surveillance footage shows a third accomplice yanking a customer into the store and pulling out a gun to stop him from leaving, said police.

A fourth man stood outside and acted as lookout, said police.

The foursome rushed out of the store and ran northbound on Rogers Avenue toward Tilden Avenue, police said.

Emergency responders rushed the 54-year-old man, who was in stable condition, to Kings County Hospital, said police.

Police describe the suspects as men in their late teens, standing about six feet tall.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact police.

Photo and video courtesy of the NYPD.