Bronx bodega where ‘Junior’ was attacked reopens doors, but not for business (with clip)
JULY 24, 2018
"BELMONT, the Bronx — Employees at a bodega where 15-year-old Lesandro "Junior" Guzman-Feliz was attacked and later died nearby were allowed back into the store Monday in order to clean.
News12 cameras were rolling as employees entered the bodega at East 183rd Street and Bathgate Avenue.
Police guarded the bodega as employees cleaned the store and threw out spoiled food...
Calls to shutter the store came after surveillance video was released apparently showing no one inside helping the boy fend off his would-be killers.
The bodega's owner, Modesto Cruz, has since spoken out saying he did try to help Guzman-Feliz and shared additional video he said shows him helping the teen over a counter to hide from the men....
Despite the defense, calls to close the store have continued, and Marte said the bodega employees lives have been threatened.
It is not yet known if the store will ever officially reopen to the public...."
Bronx bodega where ‘Junior’ was attacked reopens doors, but not for business
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