NEW YORK.- An upper Manhattan grocer has been arrested after apparently stabbing a customer following a dispute, police said.
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The incident occurred around 11 p.m. Friday at a warehouse near 39th Street and Broadway in Hamilton Heights.
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A woman argued with store worker José Alba51, because she was upset by how he treated her.
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The woman left and went to look for Austin Simon, 37, who came to claim Alba.
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Simon attacked the winemaker and he told the police that To defend himself, he took a knife and wounded Simon twice in the chest and once in the neck..
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After calling 911, emergency services transported the injured man to a Harlem hospital where he was pronounced dead.
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Police took Alba into custody and recovered the knife from the scene.
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His appearance in Manhattan criminal court is still pending.
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