Two suspects apparently forced the men to the basement, robbed them of money and shot them both.
Eyewitness News is told the father, 50-year-old Mohammed Monsoor Abuzaid, was shot in the head and pronounced dead at the scene.
His 18-year-old son, Abdul Kareem Monsoor Abuzaid, was shot in the chest and pronounce dead at Kings County Hospital.
According to reports, a third worker was pistol whipped and taken to Kings County Hospital with injuries.
One other employee and a customer, who were also paraded to the basement, were unharmed.
The suspects, at least one reportedly wearing a mask, fled the scene. No arrests were immediately made. There was a video surveillance camera inside the store.
The owner was a Yemenite immigrant who came to the city 40 years ago. He had two other sons, who are twins.
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