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Arrest Made in Killing of Bronx Gas Station Worker

Lamin Sellah, 28, had only been on the job for a week, a co-worker said

By Katherine Creag
|  Friday, Sep 14, 2012  |  Updated 10:25 AM EDT
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A 28-year-old gas station attendant who co-workers say was on the job for only a week was shot dead in the Bronx during what police say was an attempted robbery Tuesday night. Gus Rosendale has the story.

A 28-year-old gas station attendant who co-workers say was on the job for only a week was shot dead in the Bronx during what police say was an attempted robbery Tuesday night. Gus Rosendale has the story.

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A 28-year-old gas station attendant who co-workers say was on the job for only a week was shot dead in the Bronx during what police say was an attempted robbery Tuesday night.
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Police have arrested and charged a 21-year-old man in the killing of a gas station worker in the Bronx during an attempted robbery last week.

Co-workers said Lamin Sellah, 28, had worked at the gas station near East 182 Street and Southern Boulevard for only a week  when he was shot dead.

Police arrested Freddie McGrier, 21, on Friday and charged him with murder, robbery and criminal possession of a weapon.

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Police said two suspects were involved in the robbery shooting -- one as a lookout, the other as a shooter. The would-be robbers seemed to have fled without stealing anything, and Sellah still had money in his pockets.

The NYPD did not have any information about the second suspect.

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Posted Sep 14, 2012
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