NEW YORK (PIX11) -- United Bodegas of America in partnership with Bronx-based company ProHealth are donating $8,000 to help pay for the wake and funeral of beloved Brooklyn bodega worker Nazim Berry.
Berry, 37, was shot and killed over a cigar in Crown Heights on Monday, according to police, sending shockwaves through the community. A candlelight vigil was held Tuesday night outside the bodega.
“He’s always willing to help. He’s worked in the store here for quite some time. I do not know how it managed to happen,” one resident told PIX11 News.
According to investigators, a customer asked Berry to buy him a cigar, and Berry refused. The customer left, returned with a gun, and fatally shot Berry outside the store at Franklin Avenue and Lincoln Place, police said.
United Bodegas of America is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to an arrest.
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Matthew Euzarraga is a multimedia journalist from El Paso, Texas. He has covered local news and LGBTQIA topics in the New York City Metro area since 2021. He joined the PIX11 Digital team in 2023. You can see more of his work here.
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