"Hussein pleaded with Mamdani to use his influence to help bring Saleh's wife and children to the United States, stating, 'Mr. Mayor, thank you for being here today. As I sit beside you grieving, my brother, I am also carrying his final wish.'"
"Saleh's brother, Hussein, told amNewYork that his brother's final wish, as he lay dying, was for his family to be brought to the United States."
"The 28-year-old father of two was shot to death during a dispute inside his bodega on East 13th Street and Avenue B on Saturday night."
"According to Saleh's cousin, Basam Hussein, the suspect had harassed the family for over a year and had threatened to kill them on several occasions."
The Beit El-Maqdis Islamic Center in Brooklyn hosted over 100 mourners for Saleh's funeral. His father and brothers surrounded the coffin, which was covered with a prayer cloth. Mayor Zohran Mamdani attended the service and met with the family. Saleh's brother, Hussein, urged the mayor to assist in bringing Saleh's wife and children to the U.S., emphasizing that it was his brother's final wish. Saleh, a 28-year-old father of two, was shot during a dispute at his bodega, following a year of harassment from a suspect.
Read at www.amny.com
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