A man was shot and killed inside a Midtown 7-Eleven store in broad daylight on Thursday morning, setting off a major police search for the gun-toting suspect.
Photo by Dean Moses
A man was shot and killed inside a Midtown 7-Eleven store in broad daylight on Thursday morning, setting off a major police search for the gun-toting suspect.
Police said the shooting unfolded inside the convenience store at the corner of 8th Avenue and West 39th Street, just blocks from the Port Authority Bus Terminal, at about 10:25 a.m. on Feb. 12.
Sources familiar with the case said two men were arguing inside the business when a man brandished a gun and opened fire.
Police said the shooting unfolded inside the convenience store at the corner of 8th Avenue and West 39th Street, just blocks from the Port Authority Bus Terminal, at about 10:25 a.m. on Feb. 12.Photo by Dean Moses
A male eyewitness told amNewYork that as soon as they entered the store, he heard the pair exchange expletives, then saw the shooting unfold.
“When I opened the door. I stepped in, I was inside for two seconds. I looked down. I heard an argument happening. I heard: p***y, p***y, p***y, and then the shooting. I just turned a run and all the other people came after me,” said the eyewitness, who asked to remain anonymous.
Meanwhile, detectives sealed off the immediate area around the 7-Eleven and were seen searching for evidence at the scene. So far, no arrests have been made in the case.Photo by Dean Moses
Officers from the Midtown South Precinct responded to the shooting along with EMS units, who pronounced the victim dead at the scene. Police have yet to identify the victim, or disclose where on the body he suffered the fatal gunshots.
Meanwhile, detectives sealed off the immediate area around the 7-Eleven and were seen searching for evidence at the scene. So far, no arrests have been made in the case.
This is a developing story; check with amNY.com for further updates.