Bay Ridge Clothing Shop Owner Found Killed Inside Store

Mohamed Gebeli, 65, was found shot in the neck inside Valentino Fashion in Bay Ridge

Police are investigating the death of a man found shot inside his clothing store in Brooklyn.

Mohamed Gebeli, 65, was found by friends Friday, July 6 inside Valentino Fashion on 5th Avenue, between 77 and 78 Streets in Bay Ridge.
 
Friends of Gebeli told the New York Post the store usually closes at 7 p.m, and were alarmed when they found it still open after 11 p.m.
 
When they walked in to check, they found the victim unconscious on the floor with a gun shot wound to his neck.
 
He was pronounced dead at the scene.
 
Police said it didn't look like anything was taken from the store. The investigation is ongoing. 

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