New York Prosecutors Charge Bodega Clerk for Stabbing Despite Claims of Self-Defense

New York Prosecutors Charge Bodega Clerk for Stabbing Despite Claims of Self-Defense
A police officer stands near the scene of an afternoon shooting that left one person dead in the Brooklyn borough of New York City on July 7, 2020. Spencer Platt/Getty Images
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A New York City bodega worker has been charged with second-degree murder for allegedly stabbing and killing a man in self-defense after he was attacked while working inside the store.

Jose Alba, a 51-year-old father of three from the Dominican Republic, was working behind the counter of the bodega store in Manhattan on Friday night when 35-year-old Austin Simon stormed behind the counter and confronted him following a dispute with his girlfriend, according to the New York Post.
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