Father from New York saved 3 children from bullets by covering with his own body

Father from New York saved 3 children from bullets by covering with his own body

The brave father was shot in the thigh while protecting his three children from bullets in a used Bronx car. The macabre incident, which occurred around 7:20 on Monday, was caught on video, which, in turn, managed to get to the New York Daily News reporters.

The 39-year-old victim and his children were sitting on a couch at the On the Road Automotive Group on Boston Road when shots were suddenly fired, police said.

The footage shows the hooded criminal firing through the open glass door. Then the man grabs his children, puts them on the floor, covers them with his own body and begins to crawl aside. Shards of glass are falling on the sofa they were just sitting on.

According to authorities, the heroic parent received a non-life-threatening bullet wound in the thigh. He was taken to Jacobi Medical Center.

The police believe that the shooting may be related to the confrontation of local criminal groups. Presumably, a gang member was in the cabin at the time of the shooting.

It is not known if the wounded father was the shooter's target.

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