EV Grieve: Wooden sword and sorcery at Community Grocery & Candy

Sunday, February 2, 2020

Wooden sword and sorcery at Community Grocery & Candy

A New York City bodega worker fended off a would-be robber with a wooden sword.

The worker struck the robber on the head, sending him to the hospital with minor head injuries when he started demanding money and fighting him.https://t.co/vAvQ3kxLIa
— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) February 1, 2020

Early yesterday morning, an employee at Community Grocery & Candy on 14th Street near First Avenue reportedly protected his store from a robbery attempt with a wooden sword stashed behind the counter.

Per the Daily News, the suspect, identified as Zachariah Vasquez, demanded money from the register.

Instead of handing over the money, Alomari Saleh produced the sword and struck Vazquez in the head.

The report does not mention if Vasquez had any weapon.

[Photo this morning by Vinny & O]

1 comment:

AnonymousFebruary 2, 2020 at 9:54 AM
OUCH! What a well-deserved Headache!
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