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A homeowner in Brooklyn shot and seriously wounded a would-be burglar early this morning, police said.

Intruder Shot and Seriously Wounded During Robbery

NY Post

A homeowner in Brooklyn shot and seriously wounded a would-be burglar early this morning, police said.

Larry Goldstein, 62, of Mill Basin was awoken shortly before 2 a.m. when he and his wife heard noise downstairs.

He grabbed his licensed revolver and went to investigate when he saw two intruders brandishing guns, sources told The Post.

Goldstein opened fire hitting one intruder three times while his accomplice fled.

The wounded man, identified, as Alexander Manigat, of 371 E. 35th Street in Brooklyn, was taken to Brookdale Hospital in critical condition with two gunshot wounds to his torso and one time in the arm.

Manigat was placed under arrest.

Goldstein, a retired schoolteacher, has not been charged.

Neighbors praised Goldstein’s actions.

“If somebody were to break into my house and try to harm my family, there’s very little that’s gonna come between me and my family” local resident Mike Reinhardt told WPIX. “I hope the perpetrator is hurting [and] he learns his lesson so he can share his story with other people about breaking into other people’s houses.”

Police said there had been several break-ins and home invasions in the neighborhood in recent months.

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6 Comments

  • Mennzz

    And, That’s how I call taking your life into your own hands… :), But, Obama and all the other developing dictators are gonna cut us short and disable that right, to own a gun, and defend ourselves, as the Torah says.

  • CC

    I remember when we got Guliani as Mayor. People said that the word “on the street” was to not mess with him. Crime was lowered quickly, so we felt (forget statistiscs). when they hear on the street that citizens won’t mess with this business, it might also discorage them.

  • good aim

    3 shots with two to his torso and one in the arm.

    i must say he is better than most cops on the NYC force.

  • Crown Heights needs a change

    I am happy for Goldstein that he lives outside of Crown Heights and within the constitutional borders of the US. I have met officers in the ‘real world’ and they seem to have a sense of their responsibility to protect people, more self respect, and, generally seem very different from the ones that work here.