A beloved 64-year-old Manhattan supermarket worker died in the aftermath of a scuffle with a shoplifter who tried to flee with a six-pack of Heineken last week, authorities and sources said Monday.
The employee – identified by his family as dad of four, Leobardo Hernandez – spotted a thief trying to steal the beer around 9:15 p.m. Friday inside the Morton Williams on Ninth Avenue near West 58th Street, steps from Columbus Circle, cops and sources said.
When Hernandez confronted the suspect, a “physical altercation” ensued, police said.
Hernandez was punched in the chest during the fracas and was discovered lying on a milk crate inside the store, his sons told WABC…