A man was shot after a dispute at a Midtown Manhattan 7-Eleven Thursday morning, according to multiple reports.
The shooting reportedly happened just before 10:30 a.m. at the store at 589 Eighth Avenue. Police said officers responded to reports of a shooting and found a man in his 40s who had been shot in the neck. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
According to police sources cited by The New York Post, the victim was a panhandler who regularly held the store’s doors open for customers in hopes of getting money. On Thursday morning, he allegedly held the door open for the suspected gunman and asked him for cash.
Sources said another man, believed to know the victim, said something to him as he entered the store, leading to an increase in tension. The victim allegedly followed the man inside as the argument escalated.
At one point during the confrontation, the victim allegedly grabbed a bottle from a shelf and appeared to be about to throw it. The suspect then opened fire, according to the report.
The shooter was last seen wearing a mask, a green jacket, dark pants and a black backpack. He fled south on Eighth Avenue on foot, sources said.
Authorities have not made any arrests.