SPEECH - Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg Urged To Drop Murder Charge Against Bodega Clerk In New York

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JULY 13: (SPEECH) (Part 2 of 2) Former NYC Council Member and former NY State Senator Reverend Rubén Díaz Sr. calls on New York Governor Kathy Hochul to fire District Attorney Alvin Bragg as New York City bodega (convenience store) owners and a bipartisan group of City Council members hold a press conference on the steps of City Hall to call upon District Attorney Alvin Bragg to drop murder charges against bodega clerk Jose Alba on July 13, 2022 in New York City. Bodega clerk, 61-year-old Jose Alba, was charged with fatally stabbing 37-year-old Austin Simon who went behind the counter. Jose Alba claims he acted in self-defense. Multiple speakers called on D.A. Alvin Bragg to resign and accuse him of being soft-on-crime. (Footage by Tomas Abad/Getty Images)