A deli worker was shot in the head and killed during a robbery gone wrong in Brooklyn Tuesday night, police said.
The slaying happened just after 7:30 p.m. at the deli at 703 Flatbush Ave. — where the suspect displayed a gun as he went behind the counter, cops said.
NYPD officers at the scene of the fatal shooting in Brooklyn. Wayne CarringtonThe gunman demanded money from the clerk, Fadhl Moosa, but he refused and a struggle ensued, according to cops.
Moosa was blasted in the head during the fight, according to police.
Responding officers found him behind the counter, lying face down in a pool of blood, authorities said.
The 20-year-old deli worker was shot during a struggle with the robber. Wayne Carrington
Incoming NYC Mayor Eric Adams walks with incoming NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell near the scene of the shooting. Gregory P. MangoEMS pronounced him dead at the scene, authorities said.
No one was in custody as of Wednesday morning, cops said.
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