- The man who was fatally gunned down outside a Times Square bar was a good Samaritan and father
- Persues Salichs, 32, was killed near the Tonic Bar at Seventh Avenue Tuesday
- Police say the father-of-three suffered a gunshot wound to the head around 4am
- He was helping a woman who fell on the sidewalk. He died at Bellevue Hospital
- Witnesses revealed another man walked up to Salichs, pushed him then shot
- The late Salichs is pictured with his daughters on his GoFundMe page, set up by his best friend
By Jessa Schroeder and Valerie Edwards For Dailymail.com
Published: 19:34 EST, 20 December 2017 | Updated: 19:35 EST, 20 December 2017
The man who was fatally gunned down outside a Times Square bar was a good Samaritan and father, police say.
Persues Salichs, 32, was shot in the head during the horrific holiday homicide around 4am Tuesday as the Tonic Bar on Seventh Avenue was closing.
Security footage shows Salichs had been assisting a woman, said to be heavily intoxicated, outside on the sidewalk.
Other bar-goers were smoking outside at the time the victim apparently saw the woman had fallen and walked over the help, according to the New York Daily News.
He appeared to ask her, 'Are you OK,' police said of the footage.
Witnesses on the street described the deadly incident as a fight between two men.
Persues Salichs, 32, (shown with daughters on his GoFundMe page) was shot in the head during the horrific holiday homicide around 4am Tuesday as the Tonic Bar at Seventh Avenue
Salichs was the victim in the senseless holiday shooting after a man approached him early Tuesday after the good Samaritan was simply helping a woman who fell down on the sidewalk
It is currently unclear what the fight was about.
'Then a man walks up and shoves him. The victim puts his hands up and steps back. The man pushes him again and then pulls a gun and shoots him.
'It's extremely clear video and shows the actual shooting,' according to the Daily News.
Salichs, a father to three young girls, was just leaving a holiday work party at the time his life was stripped away in the senseless act.
It is believed the victim had been drinking with friends before the shooting.
It's believed the victim was partying at the bar before the shooting. Police said the suspect, who was wearing a black skull cap and black jacket, fled the scene on foot
Salichs was rushed to Bellevue Hospital, where he later died.
Police said the suspect, who was wearing a black skull cap and black jacket, fled the scene on foot, according to the newspaper.
One witness who works across the street from Tonic told NBC 4 he didn't see an altercation, but that the suspect shot Salichs as the victim walked out of the bar.
'There was no fight or anything like that,' the witness revealed.
'It was so quiet. They just came out of the club and we heard the shot.'
Another witness told the station that people were pouring out onto the sidewalk when the man was shot at closing time.
Police are expected to make an arrest soon.
The late Salichs is pictured with his daughters on his GoFundMe page, set up by his 'best friend.'
The individual wrote to the page: 'A senseless act took my best friend, I would like to raise some support for his daughters.'
One witness who works across the street from the bar said that he didn't see an altercation, but that the suspect just shot the victim as the victim walked out of the bar
Another witness told the station that people were pouring out onto the sidewalk when the man was shot as the bar was closing for the night. An arrest is expected to be made soon
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