Deli Worker Bashed with Hammers in Valentine’s Day Beat Down

Hammer Wielding Thieves Attacked Deli Worker

The NYPD is searching for this man and another in connection with a hammer attack on a Queens deli worker. -Photo by NYPD
The NYPD is searching for this man and another in connection with a hammer attack on a Queens deli worker. -Photo by NYPD

By Dan Gesslein 

Queens Voice

February 29, 2024


QUEENS -  A pair of thieves bashed a Queens deli worker with hammers during an attack last month, cops said.


At around 9 pm on February 14, two men dressed in black and wearing masks walked into a deli at 48-02 Broadway. Cops said the masked men pulled out hammers and began smashing display cases in the deli.


When a 24-year-old deli worker tried to stop the vandals, the men pounced. Cops said the attackers repeatedly wailed on the employee with the hammers.


The attackers then ran out of the store and fled in an unknown direction.


The victim was rushed by EMS to Elmhurst Hospital. Cops said he suffered lacerations and bruising about the head and body. 


The NYPD released surveillance video of the suspects.


Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the CrimeStoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/ or on Twitter @NYPDTips. 


All calls are strictly confidential.

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