A beloved “Meals on Wheels” deliveryman was fatally shot in a Brooklyn apartment building yesterday after bringing lunch to two elderly women, police said.
Emanuel Aminov Z”L, a 55-year-old grandfather, went to the Brownsville Houses to deliver food to the needy, even though he was scared of the crime-ridden area, his grieving family said yesterday.
Gertie Johnson, 73, who received a pasta-and-broccoli dish from Aminov minutes before he was killed in the lobby of 341 Dumont Ave. in the Brownsville Houses, said, “I heard a ‘bang’ in the hallway, and now he’s dead.
“I have no idea why someone would do that to him. It’s a shame,” Johnson said.
Aminov had just finished making his second delivery on the building’s first floor at about 10:16 a.m. when he walked into the lobby, where he was confronted by a man in his 20s wearing a black hooded sweatshirt and armed with a gun, cops said. Other people also were in the lobby.
The man shot Aminov once in the chest and fled. He was seen running into a nearby building.
“I heard one shot, then a lady crying. She was screaming, ‘He brings me breakfast!’ ” said resident Tashia Dunbar, 15.
Aminov was taken to Brookdale Hospital, where he died.
It was unclear whether robbery was the motive.
Aminov’s wallet was found on him with no money inside, police sources said..
Aminov, an East New York resident with three daughters and seven grandkids, immigrated from Tajikistan two decades ago.
He previously worked as a car-service driver but landed a job in August with the Jewish Association for Services for the Aged.
(Source: NY Post)
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15 Responses
BARUCH DAYAN HAEMES. How sad.
I was unaware of the availability of kosher meals on wheels. Are they produced under a reliable supervision or any rabbinical supervision? Are the proper arrangements made to assure that their kosher status is not compromised during delivery (e.g. they have the proper seals etc.)?
Until very recently, there was an individual who, voluntarily, kept an eye on the production of these products, but to the best of my knowledge there is no supervision. Perhaps one of your readers can shed light on this very important matter.
nebach
What happened to Shliach Mitzva Eino Nizakin? This man was doing a good deed. So many questions we just cant answer.
Shuali,
A 55 year old yiddishe neshama is R”L murdered while performing an act of chesed and your big concern is the the reliability of the hashgacha?!
Perhaps it’s time to re-examine your priorities.
How absolutely horrible. May the victim’s family be comforted, and may the murderer burn in gehinnom.
To: Canuck
I am sorry my comments were misunderstood. It is indeed a most horrific tragedy. Allow me to explain.
Having just heard of the unavailability of the volunteer pseudo-mashgiach, I saw this as an opportunity, undoubtedly a merit for the victim’s soul, to inform the many hundreds, perhaps thousands, of individual who rely on these meals which feed their bodies AND souls, that there may be no supervision on the meals and cooking and/or delivery techniques may render them non-kosher.
If this can be rectified, it will be only a great merit for the holy neshamah of the victim of this horrible crime. Do we know why he perished?
Baruch dayan haEmes. May his family be comforted.
To Sammy Gol, Shauli, et al,
Mr. Aminov worked for JASA —
Jewish Association for Services for the Aged.
212.273.JASA (5272) is the phone number.
Website: jasa.org/services/nutrition/wheels.html.
Perhaps some of their clients are not Jewish.
It’s still horrible that the gentleman was murdered.
Baruch Dayan Emes
May this murderer be caught and brought to justice. If it were in my power I would give his(poor man killed) family and community a chance to go one one one with this low life and then I think some real justice would be served. Bleeding hearts need not reply…no excuses for this type of behavior.
shuali- a fellow jew is the victim of violence and alls you care about is if the food he delivered had proper supervision??? your a total idiot!
LaLevi: Please read post number 8 to Canuck. I am sorry you misunderstood.
To #5:
Maybe if he was on his way back he was not considerd a shaliach mitzva anymore.
Baruch dayan haEmes. To #12, I would forgive the murderer lest he maintain control over my life by the anger he caused. It is up to Hashem to exact His punishment for this murder, not me – or you. Don’t let this murderer control any facet of your life!
to #5 see psochim 7b(?) ‘bemokom shechiach hezeika shanu’..article mentions its ‘crime ridden..’