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Yahoo
24-04-2025
- Yahoo
Wounded gunman charged with attempted murder in stray bullet shooting of Harlem grandmother
A young shooter wounded in a gunfight that killed an innocent Harlem community leader stepping out of her building to check on her grandson has been charged with attempted murder, cops said Thursday. Darious Smith, 23, is also facing gun possession charges for the Tuesday night shooting outside Tamara's Beauty Bar, a salon on Lenox Ave. near W. 113th St. Smith was arguing with a man about 10:20 p.m. when he allegedly whipped out a gun and opened fire at his rival but hit no one. His rival pulled out a gun and fired back, hitting Smith in the foot and striking Excenia Mette, 61, in the head with a stray bullet, cops said. Mette, a longtime member of the National Action Network and former owner of Momma Zee's Food to Plez on Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd,, which she said was the first woman and Black-owned bodega in New York City since 1987, was checking on her grandson when she was caught in the crossfire. 'She was intending to see where her grandson was as the rounds started to let go on the street,' NYPD Capt. James Whitlock, commanding officer of the 28th Precinct, said Wednesday at the scene of the shooting. Mette died after being rushed to Mount Sinai Morningside, cops said. The wounded Smith hobbled off but was arrested about a block away. His arraignment in Manhattan Criminal Court was pending Thursday. Smith was already about to go to trial on robbery and assault charges for allegedly stabbing two people during an e-bike battery theft. About 10:25 p.m. last June 12, Smith allegedly stole the battery from someone he cut in the lower back with a box cutter just four blocks up Lenox Ave. from Tuesday's gunfight. He also sliced a witness in the thumb, according to prosecutors. He was arrested that day and later released on $10,000 bail.
Yahoo
24-04-2025
- Yahoo
Harrowing footage shows the moment trailblazing NYC bodega-owning grandma was shot dead in crossfire
Heart-pounding footage shows the moment a beloved former Harlem bodega owner was fatally caught in a hail of bullets Tuesday night after she heard gunshots and rushed outside to check on her grandson. Excenia Mette, 61, was shot in the head by a bullet intended for someone else and was later pronounced dead at an area hospital, according to police and law enforcement sources. Surveillance footage from a nearby business shows Mette stepping outside Tamara's Beauty Bar — a salon on the first floor of her apartment building — around 10:30 p.m., looking around and then trying to retreat back inside as more gunfire erupted — but failing to make it in time. Instead, the cherished community member crumpled to the ground in the heartbreaking video obtained by The Post. The shooting that claimed the life of the innocent bystander and wounded another victim started when an argument between two men escalated into a gun battle. One suspect pulled a gun first, leading to a brief struggle, sources said. The second suspect then brandished his own gun and opened fire — with one of his shots hitting Mette, according to sources. The 47-second clip shows other bystanders scurrying to safety behind parked cars after the sound of two gunshots initially went off, while Mette poked her head outside the salon at West 113th Street and Lenox Avenue. She then walked a few steps further outside and appeared to shout something before another series of gunshots went off, the video shows. The grandmother was struck and fell onto the sidewalk in front of the salon's door as she attempted to run back inside to safety. Another man then emerged on the security video and took a tumble before quickly getting to his feet and ducking for cover, the harrowing video shows. Mette, who was affectionately known as 'Zeenie,' was left lying on the ground for several seconds before anyone rushed to check on her, according to the clip. At least eight shell casings were recovered at the scene during the police probe. Loved ones told The Post it was within Mette's character to rush outside to make sure her grandson was safe, even if it led to her tragic death. Nearly 24 hours after the fatal shooting, a makeshift memorial was set up with flowers and prayer candles that spelled out the letter Z and a heart shape outside the beauty salon. A large piece of cardboard was hung on the front of the salon, which was closed on Wednesday, with several heartfelt, hand-written messages praising and remembering Mette. 'We love your soul, Momma Zee,' one message read. 'Fly high, my love.' 'You taught me how to be a gentleman, without a Pops,' another read. 'I miss you so much already,' a third tragically said. Mette became a pillar in her Harlem community as the former owner of Momma Zee's Food to Plez Deli, which she ran for around four decades. She opened up her trailblazing business in the 1980s, making it the first woman- and black-owned bodega in the Big Apple. The deli closed after it couldn't survive the COVID-19 pandemic. One suspect allegedly involved in the gun fight, Darious Smith, 23, was taken into custody by authorities. He suffered a gunshot wound to the foot. The second gunman, who is responsible for killing Mette, remains on the lam Wednesday night.
New York Post
24-04-2025
- New York Post
Harrowing footage shows the moment trailblazing NYC bodega owner shot dead in crossfire
Heart-pounding footage shows the moment a beloved former Harlem bodega owner was fatally caught in a hail of bullets Tuesday night after she heard gunshots and rushed outside to check on her grandson. Excenia Mette, 61, was shot in the head by a bullet intended for someone else and was later pronounced dead at an area hospital, according to police and law enforcement sources. Surveillance footage from a nearby business shows Mette stepping outside Tamara's Beauty Bar — a salon on the first floor of her apartment building — around 10:30 p.m., looking around and then trying to retreat back inside as more gunfire erupted — but failing to make it in time. 7 Security footage captured Excenia Mette outside her bodega in Harlem on April 22, 2025. Instead, the cherished community member crumbled to the ground in the heartbreaking video obtained by The Post. The shooting that claimed the life of the innocent bystander and wounded another victim started when an argument between two men escalated into a gun battle. One suspect pulled a gun first, leading to a brief struggle, sources said. The second suspect then brandished his own gun and opened fire — with one of his shots hitting Mette, according to sources. The 47-second clip shows other bystanders scurrying to safety behind parked cars after the sound of two gunshots initially went off, while Mette poked her head outside the salon at West 113th Street and Lenox Avenue. She then walked a few steps further outside and appeared to shout something before another series of gunshots went off, the video shows. 7 Mette attempts to run inside as another round of bullets are fired in the shootout. 7 Mette falls to the ground after being struck by one of the bullets. The grandmother was struck and fell onto the sidewalk in front of the salon's door as she attempted to run back inside to safety. Another man then emerged on the security video and took a tumble before quickly getting to his feet and ducking for cover, the harrowing video shows. Mette, who was affectionately known as 'Zeenie,' was left lying on the ground for several seconds before anyone rushed to check on her, according to the clip. At least eight shell casings were recovered at the scene during the police probe. 7 One of the suspects runs away after the shooting. 7 Mette poses inside her store 'Momma Zees.' For Black Owned/Facebook Loved ones told The Post it was within Mette's character to rush outside to make sure her grandson was safe, even if it led to her tragic death. Nearly 24 hours after the fatal shooting, a makeshift memorial was set up with flowers and prayer candles that spelled out the letter Z and a heart shape outside the beauty salon. A large piece of cardboard was hung on the front of the salon, which was closed on Wednesday, with several heartfelt, hand-written messages praising and remembering Mette. 'We love your soul, Momma Zee,' one message read. 'Fly high, my love.' 'You taught me how to be a gentleman, without a Pops,' another read. 'I miss you so much already,' a third tragically said. Mette became a pillar in her Harlem community as the former owner of Momma Zee's Food to Plez Deli, which she ran for around four decades. She opened up her trailblazing business in the 1980s, making it the first woman- and black-owned bodega in the Big Apple. The deli closed after it couldn't survive the COVID-19 pandemic. 7 Police officials investigate the scene where the fatal shooting took place late Tuesday night. Kyle Mazza/NurPhoto/Shutterstock 7 Mette takes a picture with a customer inside her deli before posting the image to Instagram. mommazees123 /Instagram One suspect allegedly involved in the gun fight, Darious Smith, 23, was arrested by authorities. He suffered a gunshot wound to the foot. The second gunman, who is responsible for killing Mette, remains on the lam Wednesday night.
Yahoo
24-04-2025
- Yahoo
Vigil held for Harlem community leader killed by stray bullet; hailed as ‘pillar of the community'
An emotional vigil that drew family, friends and community activists was held Wednesday for a beloved Harlem grandmother, businesswoman and community leader killed by a stray bullet in the crossfire of a shooting. The vigil took place near the home of Excenia Mette, 61, who was gunned down Tuesday night trying to make sure her grandson was safe amid a senseless brawl. According to cops, Mette, while inside Tamara's Beauty Bar, a salon on Lenox Ave. near W. 113th St., heard a loud argument between two groups about 10:20 p.m. Tuesday. The salon is on the first floor of the apartment building where Mette lived. Knowing her grandson was outside, Mette called out to the group as the commotion grew, demanding the quarrel stop and for her grandchild to leave, sources said. Her grandson, who was not involved in the fight, warned her to stay in the salon. 'Not only did she run out for her grandson, she probably ran out for the very bullet from the person that shot her,' Mette's sister, Diane London — a pastor in Allentown, Pa., who lives in Harlem — said at the vigil, calling her sister an 'anchor' for the community who would 'run into a fire' to help others. 'She ran out for you too, because she cared enough about that, no matter how many times we begged her not to come out here, when you got in trouble, she came anyway. We could not stop her for helping you. And I want to tell you today that the power of God is going to rectify this situation,' London said. Mette's grandson, Jarian Jordan Jr., 24, also spoke at the vigil, recounting that 'I heard the shots go off downstairs and then I came downstairs.' 'The last thing I remember, she was downstairs,' he said, still shaken by the violence. 'She was actually making dinner, and she was organizing the front of the store. She periodically checked on the store.' According to cops, the two gunmen wrestled with each other, with one of the men pulling a gun and opening fire. The other man then drew his own weapon and fired back — just as Mette stepped outside, cops said. Mette was struck in the head by the stray bullet. Medics rushed her to Mount Sinai Morningside hospital, but she could not be saved. The first shooter, identified by sources as 23-year-old Darious Smith, was blasted in the left foot by his rival and was transported to Mount Sinai Morningside Hospital in stable condition, cops said. The other gunman, who ran off and has not been caught, fired the bullet that killed Mette, according to a police source. Jordan Jr. referred to his grandmother, who went by the name of 'Zeenie,' as a 'pillar of the community' who served as a longtime member of the National Action Network, headed by the Rev. Al Sharpton. She owned and operated Momma Zee's Food to Plez on Adam Clayton Powell Blvd., which Jordan Jr. noted made her the first Black woman to own and run a bodega in New York City since 1987. The bodega closed in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. 'I don't even have the words. My mother was an advocate for the community. She wouldn't leave,' said her 40-year-old son Jarian Jordan Sr. 'I tried to extract her from the community, but she loved it. She gave everything to this community and in the end she gave all.'
Yahoo
23-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Kelly Ripa, 54, uses a dry brush on her skin every day: This one is just $10
We can't get enough of Kelly Ripa — from her dazzling pearly whites and gorgeous golden locks to her infectious laugh and too-cute relationship with her husband and Live! With Kelly and Mark co-host and everything in between. We'll do just about anything she suggests and try anything she recommends. So when she said dry brushing is part of her daily beauty routine, we scoured the internet for the best one we could find — and that's the Scala Dry Brushing Body Brush. It has over 13,000 five-star ratings at Amazon, where you can get it for just $10. Ripa, 54, goes to town on her body with a dry brush every day. If you haven't heard of dry brushing, all you do is rub a soft brush on your skin to help exfoliate it to unclog pores and make it softer. But it does even more than just make your skin pretty. According to the Cleveland Clinic, it can also help with circulation. 'Your skin is such a huge organ,' Ripa explained to Prevention. 'I do a good vigorous brush of my entire body. I brush up towards my heart and down towards my hands.' Ripa said she got the idea from another superstar with envy-worthy skin. "In the morning I will do a dry body brush, mainly because I read that Elle McPherson does a dry body brush and her body is just at a whole other level," she said in an interview with Glamour. But she also talked to an expert about its benefits. "Dr. Gioffre, who's this great anti-inflammation specialist that I see in New York, also told me about dry body brushing for inflammation ... you really need to stimulate [your skin] every day." When she's done with the dry brush, she jumps in the shower to cleanse with Dove's Beauty Bar — a favorite of Kim Cattrall's, too. Over 13,000 shoppers rave about this dry brush. "If you're not dry brushing, you're not living!" shared a happy shopper. "I never thought I'd be a proponent of something so goopy but this thing is really effective. When I use it I can see little puffs of dead skin cells coming off. Great stimulating feeling afterward too. I don't know if it's draining my lymph nodes or whatnot but it seems to be helping with my dry bumpy skin." "I have venous insufficiency due to [a] genetic defect," another five-star fan wrote. "My legs often feel heavy and I have been noticing more cellulite due perhaps to loss of circulation and age. I have been using the massager for a couple of days with an application of a combination of lotion and arnica cream. The difference is amazing. My legs feel lighter (even after two bartending shifts) and the cellulite is definitely reduced." Another reviewer reported: "I really like this product, but I wish it was a little softer. I was hoping after multiple uses it would soften a bit but that is not the case." However, they went on to say, "I did notice a difference in my thighs." "My friend recommended a dry brush to help counter ingrown hairs from waxing," wrote a final beauty enthusiast. "I didn't think I'd see any puffs of dead skin cells because I stay hydrated and moisturize often. I was wrong! The ingrown hairs are already starting to come to the surface. Another benefit I've noticed in a short amount of time is that my arm acne is going away and the skin feels smoother. I am happy with this purchase." If you have Amazon Prime, you'll get free shipping, of course. Not yet a member? No problem. You can sign up for your free 30-day trial here. (And by the way, those without Prime still get free shipping on orders of $35 or more.) The reviews quoted above reflect the most recent versions at the time of publication.
