Nazim Berry, 37, was shot and killed during an altercation at Amin Deli and Grocery on Franklin Avenue in Crown Heights on the afternoon of February 26, 2024. According to reports, a man asked Berry for a free cigar; when Berry refused, an argument ensued. The man left briefly, returned with a gun, and during a struggle over the weapon Berry was fatally shot in the head and later pronounced dead at the scene.

Berry was a bodega worker who lived and worked in the neighborhood and was remembered by friends and neighbors as a quiet, humble, and helpful man who took on local jobs to make extra money. A makeshift memorial of candles and flowers appeared outside the deli in the days after the shooting, and the United Bodegas of America offered a $10,000 reward for information leading to the person responsible.

If anyone saw the incident or has information that could help identify the shooter, please come forward.