PA Bill Number: HB469
Title: Amending the act of August 5, 1977 (P.L.181, No.47), entitled "An act providing for the acceptance by the Governor of jurisdiction relinquished by ...
Description: Amending the act of August 5, 1977 (P.L.181, No.47), entitled "An act providing for the acceptance by the Governor of jurisdiction relinq ...
Last Action: Laid on the table
Last Action Date: Dec 15, 2025
New York Self-Defense: Bronx grocery store worker shoots attempted robber :: 10/13/2019
FORDHAM MANOR, the Bronx — Police are investigating after an employee at a Bronx grocery store shot and critically injured a man attempting to rob the store early Sunday, according to authorities.
Officials said police got a 911 call around 1 a.m. for an attempted robbery at the store at 385 East 194th St. in the Fordham Manor section of the Bronx.
When officers arrived to the location, they met a 34-year-old male employee who said an unknown person tried to rob him at gunpoint, according to police.
The employee, who is licensed to carry a firearm, took out his gun and discharged the weapon, striking the alleged robber multiple times, authorities said.
According to police, the would-be robber ran out of the store but collapsed further down the street. He was taken to a local hospital, where he is listed in critical condition.
Officials said the store employee has not been arrested but that the investigation is ongoing.
