Crime & Safety
Business Owners React After 2 Found Fatally Injured Inside Bethpage Deli
A man and woman were found inside a Bethpage deli on Thursday morning, police say.
BETHPAGE, NY — Local business owners are speaking out after a man and woman were found fatally injured in Bethpage's A & A Italian Deli on Thursday morning, police said.
Nassau County police said the two people were found with fatal injuries at 9:11 a.m. on Hicksville Road in the deli, and the investigation is ongoing.
Police have yet to confirm the names of the pair who were found fatally injured.
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Frank Ciminelli of Massapequa, owner of The Total Event Florist & Flower Delivery, said the business is a family-run shop and the owners are well-loved.
Another local business said they had to close and tell their customers to leave at approximately 9:30 a.m., as police closed the parking lot for investigation.
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The worker said she heard someone crying outside at around the same time.
One other business owner said they haven't been able to open their shop for a few hours, with police telling them "one more hour" for the past three hours.
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