Ricardo Richards, 62, was working a shift Tuesday night at Ks Convenient Deli on E. Mount Eden Ave. near Jerome Ave. in Mount Eden when a revenge-minded synthetic marijuana dealer returned to the shop and fatally shot a store cashier after an earlier beef.
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It happened Tuesday night at East Mount Eden and Jerome avenues.
Police say a 45-year-old man walked up to two men and opened fire.
33-year-old Donte Thomas, of Grand Concourse in the Bronx, was shot in the head and pronounced dead at the hospital.
A 35-year-old man was critically wounded.
Police say the 45-year-old gunman was also shot in the head during the altercation.
He is in critical condition.
News 12 Staff
Updated on:Feb 17, 2021, 1:35pm EST
One person is dead and two others are injured after a triple shooting in the Mount Eden section of the Bronx.
The victim killed has been identified as 35-year-old Donte Thomas.
Police say they received a call just before 9 p.m. Tuesday of multiple people shot in front of a bodega.
They say a 45-year old man came up to two others and pulled the trigger multiple times which led to a fight.
Officials say Thomas was shot in the head and taken to St. Barnabas Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The other victim was shot in the chest and is in critical condition.