80-Year-Old Brooklyn Bodega Worker Shot to Death in His Own Store: NYPD

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Abdulla Yafaee, 80, was shot and killed inside his East New York store Tuesday evening by a gunman in his 30s or 40s, police say
Authorities said the two men were in some sort of argument before the shooting, but it's not clear if they knew one another
The shooting is the second deadly altercation inside the bodega after a 2014 killing left a 55-year-old man with gashes to his head

An 80-year-old bodega worker was shot and killed inside his own store in Brooklyn on Tuesday evening, according to the NYPD.

Police said they're looking for a gunman in his 30s or 40s after the shooting inside the bodega at Stanley and Ashford avenues in East New York about 6:20 p.m.

Authorities said the two men were in some sort of argument before the shooting, but it's not clear if they knew one another.

The 80-year-old, identified as Abdulla Yafaee, was taken to Brookdale Hospital after the shooting and was pronounced dead not long after arrival.

Neighbors living in the area described Yafaee as a beloved member of the community who would help out customers who couldn't afford to pay full prices for items.

"He’s a quiet guy. He never argued with anybody," Eric Perez, a regular customer, said. "They really need to put more patrol officers down there."

Tuesday's shooting is the second deadly altercation inside the bodega. In 2014, 55-year-old Hisham Zidan was found dead with gashes on his head in a basement bathroom at the bodega.