This is the terrifying moment a masked gunman opens fire at a shopkeeper in a Queens deli with a handgun – before going back and shooting at him with an AR-15 rifle.
Donnie Hudson, 35, walked into the Express Deli in South Ozone Park, Queens, on Wednesday afternoon, where he shot the shopkeeper of the bodega multiple times.
He rained down bullets on the 47-year-old, who miraculously survived the attack despite being shot at repeatedly – and was hit in the eye.
Footage shows the assailant in the store two hours earlier, appearing to collect mail before calmly walking out.
Hudson – described as ‘calm and quiet’ by his victim’s nephew – returned at 2.30pm and unloaded his Smith and Wesson .40 caliber handgun at the store worker in front of three terrified customers.
Donnie Hudson, 35, walked into the Express Deli in Rockaway, Queens, on Wednesday afternoon, where he shot the shopkeeper of the bodega multiple times
Footage shows the assailant in the store two hours earlier, appearing to collect mail before calmly walking out
The gunman then retrieved a larger automatic weapon and lifted it over the counter and pulled the trigger multiple times in the direction of the shopkeeper, known as Sami.
Sami can be heard screaming and crying after being shot in the face, falling to the ground behind the counter and bleeding during the 2.30pm indcident.
Footage shows him crouched in the corner as he is being shot at with the machine gun before managing to make a call on his phone.
Police confirmed that Hudson lives above the Rockaway Express Deli, near 114th Street, and was taken into custody after the shooting.
He allegedly told officers that deli employees had been stealing from his home after his arrest on suspicion of attempted murder.
A second 27-year-old man suffered a wrist injury and both were treated at Jamaica Hospital Medica Center.
Sami’s nephew, Mehanad Kaid told DailyMail.com: ‘A man walked in and took a couple of shots at my uncle with a pistol from close range. He got hit.
‘The guy stepped outside and then came back with a bigger weapon and took a couple more shots.
Sami can be heard screaming and crying after being shot in the face, falling to the ground behind the counter and bleeding
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Sami’s nephew, Mehanad Kaid, (pictured) found a bullet casing in the store even after police had left the scene
Police confirmed that Hudson lives above the Rockaway Express Deli, near 114th Street, and was taken into custody after the shooting
‘It could have been fatal, thank god he’s alive and healing up. He will heal up soon and be well.
A second 27-year-old man suffered a wrist injury and both were treated at Jamaica Hospital Medica Center
‘I didn’t know the shooter on a personal level, but I’d seen him a couple of times before – he was very quiet and very tame.
‘I’ve never have expected this. My uncle Sami is still in the hospital recovering and we’re struggling to repair the store.
‘We opened yesterday 24 hours later, and I’m here just trying to help him out as much as I can.’
Kaid has since set up a GoFundMe for his uncle to help pay for his medical bills and to repair the damage done to his store.
Hudson has been charged with attempted murder, criminal possession of a machine gun, criminal possession of a loaded firearm, criminal possession of ammo clip, criminal possession of large capacity ammo-feeding device and unlawful possession of the ammo-feeding device.
The gunman then retrieved a larger automatic weapon and lifted it over the counter and pulled the trigger multiple times in the direction of the shopkeeper, known as Sami
Footage shows the assailant in the store two hours earlier, appearing to collect mail before calmly walking out
Hudson allegedly told officers that deli employees had been stealing from his home after his arrest on suspicion of attempted murder
