Surveillance video from inside the store shows the suspect gesturing at the victim as the victim stands by the counter, shaking his head once or twice. The video cuts out for a second and the two are next seen outside, where the suspect grabs a beer bottle by the lip and bashes the victim in the face. The bottle smashes…
Authorities are looking for a man believed to be about 50 years old who viciously bashed a younger man in the face with a beer bottle following an argument in a Bronx deli in May.
Surveillance video from inside Gourmet Deli on Burhre Avenue May 23 shows the suspect gesturing at the 36-year-old victim as the victim stands by the counter. The victim shakes his head once or twice amid the apparent dispute.
The video cuts out for a second and the two are next seen outside, where the suspect grabs a beer bottle by the lip and bashes the victim in the face. The bottle shatters upon impact and the suspect flees.
The victim was treated at a hospital for minor cuts and bruising, police say.
Anyone with information about the suspect is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS.
