A 21-year-old Queens man was fighting for his life early Saturday after he was shot in the chest in a deli, police said.
Jesus Navedo of Richmond Hill was at the store at 87-26 Jamaica Ave. shortly after 4 a.m. making a purchase, his friend who was waiting outside the store, told police.
The friend said he then heard a gunshot coming from inside and saw a man flee the store and run west on Jamaica Ave.
Navedo followed, running out of the store with blood gushing from a wound in his stomach.
When officers arrived at the scene, they found him lying on his back in the store in the arms of his friend, police said.
Navedo was taken to Jamaica Hospital, where he was listed in critical condition, officials said.
Investigators were not certain what prompted the shooting.
