Crime & Safety

Bodega Worker Shot To Death On Upper East Side: Report

A gunman shot a 67-year-old employee in the head at Daona Deli on East 81st Street and Third Avenue around 11:30 p.m. Friday, police said.

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The suspect fled the scene on an electric scooter and is still at large, police said, according to FOX5.
The suspect fled the scene on an electric scooter and is still at large, police said, according to FOX5. (Peter Senzamici/Patch)

UPPER EAST SIDE, NY — The NYPD is searching for a man accused of shooting and killing a bodega employee during a robbery on the Upper East Side Friday night, according to FOX5.

The gunman shot the 67-year-old employee in the head at Daona Deli on East 81st Street and Third Avenue around 11:30 p.m. after demanding money from him, FOX5 reported.

The suspect fled the scene on an electric scooter and is still at large, police said, according to the outlet.

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