NYC father and son stabbed while stopping a robbery: ‘The very best New York has to offer’

A father and son duo from Queens are being hailed as heroes after they put their our bodies on the road to assist an aged girl who was being robbed exterior their pizzeria on Saturday evening. 

Louie Suljovic, the 38-year-old proprietor of Louie’s Pizza & Restaurant in Elmhurst, was within the pizzeria along with his father on Saturday evening after they noticed two males push a girl from behind and take her bag, based on a felony criticism filed by the Queens District Legal professional’s Workplace. 

Each of the Suljovics jumped into motion to assist the girl, however the two suspects pulled out knives and began swiping at them. 

The elder Suljovic was stabbed 9 occasions and had a punctured lung, whereas Louie was stabbed as soon as and had a fractured rib in addition to a punctured lung, the criticism stated. 

“Attempting to take a breath, but it surely’s arduous to take an actual breath, and you are feeling like a effervescent inside,” Louie advised WABC on Tuesday, noting that they’re going to take a number of weeks to get well. “My dad’s a bull, like old fashioned males. They do not make them like they used to.”

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A number of New York Police Division officers responded to the scene and had been rapidly capable of apprehend the 2 suspects, 30-year-old Robert Whack and 18-year-old Supreme Gooding.

Louie’s Pizzeria is closed whereas the daddy and son get well. 
(NYPD one hundred and tenth precinct)

The Suljovics are actually recovering on the Elmhurst Hospital in Queens, which is identical hospital to which Louie donated meals throughout the top of the pandemic to assist out the workers and first responders. 

“He and his father are among the many perfect New York has to supply,” the NYPD one hundred and tenth precinct tweeted. “We thank them for his or her bravery and want them a speedy restoration.”

Louie’s Pizzeria is positioned in Elmhurst, Queens. 
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Whack appeared in courtroom this week and a decide set his bail at $250,000 or a $500,000 bond. 

He’s dealing with fees of second-degree tried homicide, assault, theft, felony possession of a weapon, and possession of a managed substance. 

Whack advised officers that after the aged girl began screaming, “Truthfully I did not know what to do, so I simply stabbed him,” based on the felony criticism. 

Police discovered 39 packets containing heroin and a bloody knife on Whack. 

Whack is due again in courtroom on April 1. The opposite suspect, Gooding, remains to be awaiting arraignment, a spokesperson for the Queens District Legal professional’s Workplace stated.