🚨 The Gutter Report: Out-of-State Plot, Staten Island Killing — Inside the Manor Deli Murder Case
A robbery attempt, a fatal shot through a barricaded door, and the moment one man decided to talk when the pressure hit
🧑🏽⚖️ Hussein Adam sits in court as the Manor Deli murder trial unfolds.
On July 8, 2023, what started as a robbery attempt inside Manor Deli & Convenience in Castleton Corners ended in seconds with a man dead behind a door.
According to “Drive, drive, drive — Getaway driver describes chaos after fatal Staten Island robbery attempt”, two men entered the store armed and moved straight toward the back while a third waited outside in the car.
Inside, Bassam “Sam” Khateeb — a husband and father — saw them coming and barricaded himself in a room. Within moments, the door was kicked, pushed, and a shot was fired through it. He was struck and killed before anything could even be taken.
🚨 The Scene And The Setup
🚔 Police respond to Manor Deli on Manor Road after the fatal shooting.
This wasn’t random.
Testimony shows the group had already attempted to hit another location earlier that day before landing on Manor Road. That means movement, decision-making, and targeting were already happening before the fatal moment.
🎭 The Movement On Camera
🕵🏾♂️ Surveillance captures the suspects approaching just before the robbery attempt.
Cameras picked up everything:
Masks slipping
Clear movement patterns
Multiple locations tied together
Then the moment inside.
“Drive, drive, drive”
🚗 The Car That Told The Story
🚗 The maroon Jeep tied to the suspects was tracked through surveillance and bridge readers.
The car made it worse:
Loud — no muffler
Seen across multiple cameras
Plate still picked up leaving Staten Island
Every move added another piece of evidence.
🎥 The Seconds Inside
📹 Surveillance shows the moment a suspect enters the deli before the fatal encounter.
Inside, it wasn’t drawn out.
Movement to the back
Door barricaded
Forced entry attempt
Gun fired
Seconds.
That’s all it took.
🕊️ The Man Who Lost His Life
🕊️ Bassam “Sam” Khateeb, remembered as a father, husband, and respected member of the community.
He wasn’t part of anything.
He was working.
And he didn’t make it home.
🚗 The Driver And The Flip
The only Staten Island native involved was the driver.
Earlier coverage — including “See you, Tim — Defendant in murder of Staten Island deli owner appears in court as dad looks on” — shows he was originally charged right alongside the other two.
Same case. Same situation.
But now, he’s not sitting next to them.
He’s on the stand.
Testimony makes it clear he wasn’t just there by accident:
He picked locations
He knew the area
He moved them from one spot to the next
He was part of the setup.
Then it got real.
Charges. Time. Pressure.
And that’s when everything changed.
⚖️ When Pressure Hits
Now he’s cooperating.
Took a deal. Testifying.
Meanwhile, the other two are still facing the full weight of the case.
That’s where the line gets drawn.
Everybody is solid until it’s time to actually deal with what comes after.
Some people stand on it.
Some people don’t.
🧠 The Gutter Perspective
If you know you’re going to fold when it gets hot —
you shouldn’t be in it in the first place.
Because once pressure hits, decisions get made.
And those decisions don’t just affect you —
They decide how the whole story gets told.
Not for clicks — for clarity.
— Elliott Carterr, LFTG Radio
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