Bronx Bodega Where Teen 'Junior' Was Attacked Reopens Temporarily

Source: CBS New York

It's unknown if the bodega will reopen permanently.

The Bronx bodega where teenager Lesandro “Junior” Guzman-Feliz was attacked and brutally murdered in June has reopened temporarily.

READ: Gang Members Accused Of Killing Bronx Teen ‘Junior’ Are Receiving Death Threats At Rikers Island

Police guarded the bodega at East 183rd Street and Bathgate Avenue as employees went into it to clean and throw out spoiled food, according to Pix11. Francisco Marte, a member of the Bodega Association, told the TV station all of the store's refrigerated items were bad.

It is unknown if the bodega will open back up to the public or not. Previously, people have requested that the bodega be closed permanently after surveillance footage from the store appeared to show the owner not helping Junior. However, the bodega's owner, Modesto Cruz, has since spoken out and said that he did try to help the 15-year-old.

Still, people are calling for the store's closure and even employees have been threatened.

Recently, Junior's mother confronted the 12 men associated with her son's death. As two of the suspects faced the judge, the slain 15-year-old's mom, Leandra Feliz, called the pair "killers" before stepping outside the courtroom to be consoled by family members, according to a report from the New York Daily News. She returned for the rest of the hearing after regaining her composure.

Later in the session, the 12 suspects were indicted.

Source: Pix11