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Off-duty corrections officer scares off thugs who stabbed worker in Brooklyn tire shop

Officer took out his gun and fired a shot into the air, scaring off the attackers

By C1 Staff

BROOKLYN, NY – An off-duty New York corrections officer came to the rescue of an 18-year-oldwho was being beaten in front of his workplace Monday night.

The New York Daily News reports that the man was changing a tire in front of Monday Tire Shop when he was jumped by three men. They stabbed him in the back.

An off-duty corrections officer who happened to be in the area took out his weapon and fired a round into the air, bringing the attack to a stop.

The victim is hospitalized in stable condition.

Two believed to be connected with the attack were being questioned late Monday.