By Associated Press - Sunday, March 23, 2014

NEW YORK (AP) - The family of a slain bodega worker who was fatally shot on a city bus is getting some help from an industry group.

The Bodega Association of the United States says it’s giving $5,000 to the family of Angel Rojas.

Authorities say Rojas, 39, was killed Thursday night while riding a city bus. He was a bystander and not the intended target.



A 14-year-old boy has been arrested on a second-degree murder charge. Investigators suspect the shooting came about because of a dispute between two gangs.

Relatives say Rojas came to the United States four years ago from the Dominican Republic with his wife and two children.

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