NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- Police are searching for a suspect accused of attempting to stab a Brooklyn deli employee, then returning with a gun and shooting into the store.
Just before 10 a.m. on Saturday April 15, the suspect entered a deli located at 1376 Rockaway Parkway in Canarsie and became engaged in a dispute with a 41-year-old male employee.
The suspect punched the employee and attempted to stab him with a knife before exiting the store, officials said.
According to officials, the suspect returned a short time later with a firearm and discharged two rounds into the store.
He then fled in a black Mercedes Benz SUV northbound on East 96th Street, cops said.
The employee refused medical attention on scene.
There were no reported injuries as a result of the discharged firearm.
The suspect was last seen wearing a white t-shirt, blue jeans, and brown shoes.
Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).
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