NEW ORLEANS — The owner of a popular Uptown New York-style deli was hospitalized Thursday morning after he was attacked by an armed man and had his vehicle stolen.
Dan Stein of Stein’s Market and Deli on Magazine Street posted to Instagram a picture of himself in the hospital showing the injuries he got when he was pistol-whipped and had his SUV stolen.
Surveillance video given to WWL-TV's Erika Ferrando shows Stein getting into his car that was parked in front of the deli as he closed up early Thursday morning.
About 40 seconds into the video, a car pulls up alongside his Toyota 4Runner and several people jump out. Stein is pushed to the sidewalk and struck in the head as the suspects then fled in both vehicles.
Stein remained down on the ground for some time.
The attack sent him to the hospital for treatment, but he later returned to work. A photo shows him back at the deli behind the counter later Thursday morning prior to the lunchtime rush.
"Work's kind of my place," Stein told WWL-TV. "It just helps me get a routine going. Physically I'm a little tired and emotionally it might hit me sooner or later."
A report from the New Orleans Police Department says as the victim exited the business in the 2200 block of Magazine Street at about 12:50 a.m. and got into his Toyota 4Runner four male suspects pulled up in a dark-colored vehicle, pointed a gun at him, and demanded he get out of his vehicle.
Police say when he complied with the suspect’s demands, he was struck in the head with a gun. The suspects then fled the scene in both vehicles.
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