Man stabbed to dying exterior Brooklyn bar mourned at native pizzeria; police arrest suspect

A person who was stabbed to dying exterior a Brooklyn bar was remembered Tuesday as a good-natured worker who labored seven days every week to fill gaps at an area pizzeria.

“By no means got here late, by no means had issues with him,” stated the boss of sufferer Nessim Sahalon, including he was “often known as a extremely customer-friendly sort individual. He at all times needed to be useful to folks.”

Sahalon, 30, was killed Jan. 10 when he obtained into an argument with Ansel Payano, 34, inside a barbershop on Flatbush Ave. close to Avenue O in Marine Park round 8:15 p.m., cops and sources stated.

The argument spilled out onto the road and in entrance of close by Kaché Restaurant and Lounge, police stated.

Payano pulled a knife and plunged it into Sahalon’s chest, cops stated.

After the stabbing, the attacker took off on close by Quinton St. the place he threw the knife in a planter on the sidewalk, sources stated.

Sahalon had labored as a supervisor at Benny’s Brick Oven Pizza in Midwood for about two years.

“Because the entire post-COVID, it’s been laborious to supply employees so he’s just about been working for me seven days every week for a very long time,” stated his boss, who requested to not be named. “That’s how devoted he was. By no means took a trip. He was actually devoted.”

When Sahalon was simply 5 minutes late to work the day after he was killed, the person knew one thing was flawed.

“Immediately, I referred to as and texted him and he didn’t decide up,” he stated. “Then I requested round, and folks had been telling me.

“I used to be type of in a state of shock,” he added. “I didn’t actually imagine it.”

The proprietor of the pizzeria advised the Each day Information his workers is mourning the “tremendous pleasant” and “outgoing” man.

“It actually affected a bunch of men,” he stated. “I’d say half the workers … they’re in a state of shock. It’s undoubtedly had an impression.”

Payano turned himself in to police Tuesday and was charged with homicide and felony possession of a weapon, cops stated.

Sahalon’s boss struggled to return to phrases with the violent nature of his dying.

“So long as I knew him, he was not like that,” he stated. “He was on time each day. He’s up very early, like 7:30, 8 to be right here on time. He wasn’t the kind of man to hang around lots.”

Sahalon lived in Mapleton, the place his household was nonetheless observing the Jewish mourning follow of Shiva on Tuesday.

“I’m very concerned with the household, I introduced them lunch by the Shiva home right now,” the boss stated. “It was extraordinarily laborious at first, I used to be in shock.

Payano had three prior non-violent arrests within the metropolis, together with for driving whereas intoxicated and marijuana possession, cops stated.

Payano’s arraignment in Brooklyn Felony Court docket was pending Tuesday afternoon.