Shooting Followed Argument Inside Cozy Soup 'n' Burger

More details have emerged about yesterday morning's shooting outside the Cozy Soup 'n' Burger restaurant on Broadway at Astor Place in Greenwich Village. According to the Daily News, a fight started inside the restaurant, which was "packed with customers" around 4 a.m.

Apparently a group of men came into the restaurant and taunted Omar Ramnarine and his friends. The News reports, "Moments after staffers tossed out the disruptive customers, one man pulled out a gun and fired several shots. One hit Ramnarine at point-blank range." 1010WINS adds that Ramnarine was shot in the neck, " Apparently, the victim ran from the scene of the shooting leaving a trail of blood all the way to 4th Avenue." He is in critical but stable condition at Bellevue.

Police are still looking for suspects and believe the shooting could be gang-related.

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By Jen Chung in News on February 17, 2009 9:23 AM

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uptonight

Lots of great things go on at 4am--- but a couple of rotten apples can poison any venue. That doesn't make the place, the street, or the nabe, bad in any way.

A 4am shooting could have happened at your Aunt Martha's house.

btw, weazy, you sound like a racist--

--not unusual for this site, tho'

WEAZY

you all must b some tourists or some shit yo.. datzz my brothr who wazz shot.. u bunch of out of townerz.. jus think if dat bullet missed him n hit one you loserzz how wood dat change ur thoughtz.. we been here 4 r hole life n how bout you???? jus a month or 2 yoo ya''ll needa step bak n c dat hiz life could b lost.. carma iz a mothafuker n 4 ya''ll 2 speak like dat.. watevr you do or go jus no 1 fuckin thing yo.. GOD wont 4get wat ya''ll said.. nevr.. dis iz nyc n it could happen 2 u 2...god bless you o n we all love ya you in r prayerzz yo

Tiesha

I think this is my people that I lost touch with. Can you mention my name to him and see if its the same person. If so will you send me a msg please. I found this story when I googled his name to try and see if I could find him and make sure he is ok.

Wza

Been there before around that time, always some tough guy acting up after the night has ended..so I'm not suprised.

robingee

The Apple Dumpling Gang?

whitecastlerock

is this the gang that couldn't shoot straight? Any description of the perps?

ninrvana

This place is called the Cozy Soup 'N' Burger, not the Cozy 'N' Soup Burger. Jeeze.

DanielJ

And people complain that there are too many NYU kids in the neighborhood. At least they're not shooting each other in the neck. Friggin drunk animals.