New York City police say a male suspect punched and tried stabbing a Brooklyn deli worker Saturday morning – before firing two shots into the Canarsie store.
The suspect walked into the deli at around 9:55 a.m. and started to argue with the employee, according to the New York Police Department. He punched the 41-year-old deli worker and tried to stab him with a knife.
After exiting the store, the suspect came back and fired two rounds into the deli.
The man then fled in a black Mercedes-Benz SUV heading northbound.
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The deli employee was not physically harmed and refused medical attention.
The NYPD says the suspect is a bald Black man between the ages of 50 and 60 years old.
Anyone with information is encouraged to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).
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Fox News Digital reached out to the NYPD for more information, but none was available.