A man slugged a 65-year-old worker at a Long Island City food store last month while he was in the checkout line, according to police.
The suspect was in a checkout line of the ENC Market, a deli and grocery located at 5 Court Sq., at about 10:50 p.m. when he asked the victim for the phone number to a car service, authorities said. The store employee told the suspect he did not have a number and continued about his business.
Police said the suspect then became upset and punched the employee in the face, causing swelling to his left cheek and eye.
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