Deli worker shot and killed on the job in the East Village

The deadly shooting of a deli worker late Saturday night in Lower Manhattan has left a community in mourning.

The latest on the investigation

Police say just after 11:30 p.m. officers responded to a 911 call in front of Sal’s Deli and Grocery on Avenue B and East 13th Street in the East Village and found the victim, identified at 28-year-old Abdul Saleh, with a gunshot wound to the torso.

They also found a second man, also 28 years old and also with a gunshot wound to the torso.

Both men were rushed to Bellevue Hospital, where Saleh was pronounced dead. Police say the other man is recovering…

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