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Yemeni merchants group planned East Village vigil for slain bodega worker Abdul Saleh

Yemeni American Merchants Association held a candlelight vigil for Abdul Saleh, a 28-year-old bodega worker fatally shot outside his family's East Village store.

By Bushwick Daily News Desk

April 29, 2026 · 2 min read

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Yemeni merchants group planned East Village vigil for slain bodega worker Abdul Saleh

Yemeni American Merchants Association held a candlelight vigil for Abdul Saleh, a 28-year-old bodega worker fatally shot outside his family's East Village store.

Bushwick Daily News Desk East Village · April 29, 2026Apr 29, 2026 · 2 min read

The Yemeni American Merchants Association said it would hold a candlelight vigil on Thursday, April 30, at 7:30 p.m. to honor Abdul Saleh, a 28-year-old bodega worker the group said was fatally shot outside his family's East Village store the prior weekend. Independent outlets reported that Saleh was fatally shot Saturday night outside his family's deli at Avenue B and East 13th Street.

According to a media advisory from the association, known as YAMA, the gathering was set for 216 Avenue B and was expected to draw community leaders, elected officials, local merchants…

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