Gunman accused of killing beloved NYC deli worker was known neighborhood ‘tough guy’ nabbed in massive gang bust
Kavone Horton, a 28-year-old with a history of gang involvement and prior arrests, is accused of fatally shooting Abdul Saleh, a 28-year-old deli worker and father of two, during a fight outside Sal’s Deli and Grocery in Manhattan's East Village. Horton, known locally as a neighborhood 'tough guy,' had been previously arrested in a 2016 federal gang takedown and had multiple prior complaints filed against him by deli workers. Saleh had expressed fears about safety in the area, and Horton now faces charges including murder, manslaughter, and weapons possession.
- ▪Kavone Horton was arrested in a 2016 federal gang takedown involving the 2Fly YGz and Big Money Bosses drug gangs in the Bronx.
- ▪At least two police complaints were filed against Horton by deli workers, including one for harassment and another for spitting on victim Abdul Saleh.
- ▪Horton was sentenced to time served in 2017 and released on supervised conditions, but reportedly resumed troubling behavior upon returning to the neighborhood.
- ▪Abdul Saleh had voiced concerns about community safety and lack of timely police response before his death.
- ▪Horton was injured by a ricocheting bullet during the incident and is hospitalized in stable condition while awaiting arraignment.
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Metro Gunman accused of killing beloved NYC deli worker was known neighborhood ‘tough guy’ nabbed in massive gang bust By Joe Marino, Steven Vago and Jorge Fitz-Gibbon Published April 28, 2026, 6:11 p.m. ET The goon accused of gunning down a beloved East Village deli worker was rounded up in a massive federal gang takedown a decade ago — and came back to allegedly terrorize the neighborhood, The Post has learned. Kavone Horton, 28 — who lives with his mother half a block away from Sal’s Deli and Grocery — allegedly harassed workers there so often they had filed at least two police complaints against him before the fatal encounter.
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