Manuel Cruz-Hernandez

On a Saturday evening in Copiague, New York, what began as a regular night at a local deli tragically turned into a scene of violence and loss. Manuel Cruz-Hernandez, a 47-year-old male, was inside the La Vaquita Corp. deli on Great Neck Road on December 12, 2020, when a gunman unexpectedly opened fire. Cruz-Hernandez was fatally wounded at the scene, becoming the first victim in a shooting that would ultimately claim two lives and injure two other men. The owner of the deli, 61-year-old Bolivar ...

nydailynews.com: Four shot, one fatally, inside Long Island deli

1 Killed, 3 Injured In Shooting At Long Island Deli