{"id":329087,"date":"2026-08-25T08:46:31","date_gmt":"2026-08-25T08:46:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/329087\/"},"modified":"2026-08-25T08:46:31","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T08:46:31","slug":"caught-on-camera-gunman-shoots-customer-before-robbing-store-on-east-149th-street-in-the-bronx","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/329087\/","title":{"rendered":"Caught on camera: Gunman shoots customer before robbing store on East 149th Street in the Bronx"},"content":{"rendered":"

MELROSE, Bronx (WABC) — A customer was shot during an armed robbery at a Bronx store early Tuesday.<\/p>\n

The robbery happened just after 12:15 a.m. at a store on East 149th Street in the Melrose section of the Bronx. Investigators say the suspect burst into 149 Grill and Deli and shot a 33-year-old customer. The gunman then went behind the counter, pointed the weapon at employees and took an unknown amount of money from the cash register.<\/p>\n

The incident was caught clearly on surveillance video obtained by Eyewitness News.<\/p>\n

The wounded customer was rushed to NYC Health + Hospitals\/Lincoln and is expected to survive.<\/p>\n

Police said the suspect ran eastbound on East 149th Street after the robbery. He was last seen wearing a red hooded sweatshirt, gray sweatpants and white sneakers.<\/p>\n

Detectives are investigating whether the 33-year-old customer was the intended target of the shooting. No arrests have been made.<\/p>\n

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