A gun-toting man walked into a Bushwick deli and fatally shot a family man this morning, cops said.
Swadh Maged, 52, was standing behind the counter at Deli Grocery on Central Avenue near Madison Street around 6:45 a.m. when the suspect pulled a gun out of a bag and shot him in the chest and arm, according to police.
The victim lived in New York for more than 10 years and supported his family of 13 children from two wives who currently live in Yemen, relatives told The Post.
“He was a nice guy. He took care of his family. He was a hard worker. He didn’t make a lot of money, but what he did make he sent to his family,” said Ibrahim Alnamer, 35, a cousin.
“I feel really bad for him and for his family,” he added.
Another worker was sleeping in the back of the deli when he heard the gunshots, police sources said.
He ran to the front of the store and discovered the employee slouched over behind the counter.
“He was a very good guy, very supportive. He was a hard-working man who supported his family. He sent money home every month to support his kids,” a second cousin, Fahmi Thabet, 25, said.
“We will have to see who will support his kids now. He was the only one supporting his kids. It’s a complicated situation. We didn’t tell them yet,” he added.
He didn’t appear to be the victim of a robbery, police said.
The victim, who lived in Staten Island, was rushed to Kings County Hospital in critical condition but later died from his wounds, authorities said.
The suspect was last seen wearing a yellow and blue jacket with gray pants and fled in a silver vehicle eastbound on Madison Street, cops said.
Police recovered a .380-caliber shell casing from the scene.
Investigators do not believe the duo had a verbal exchange before the fatal shooting and the victim has no arrest history in New York City, police said.
“He was targeted. Nothing was missing from the store. It wasn’t a robbery. It’s just crazy,” Thabet explained.
No arrests have been made, cops said.
“Right now we didn’t tell anybody back home. I don’t want to be the one telling them what happened,” Thabet added.
“I don’t know what the motive is. I don’t see why anybody would target him for any reason. He didn’t have no problem with nobody. He was just a very good guy. He was very friendly with everybody. He don’t have no enemies,” said Thabet.