Cops: Men burst in, beat up disabled veteran in Philly
NBC Philadelphia - A Vietnam War veteran, confined to a wheelchair, was attacked by a group of armed masked men inside his home overnight and he is blaming himself for the incident.
NBC Philadelphia – A Vietnam War veteran, confined to a wheelchair, was attacked by a group of armed masked men inside his home overnight and he is blaming himself for the incident.
“I thought nothing like that would happen,” said Larnell “Larry” Brown.
Brown wasn’t at fault. He was just thinking a neighbor was coming to check up on him when the men burst into the Marine Corps. vet’s town home on the 9400 block of Ashton Road in Northeast Philadelphia around midnight.
Brown, a 58-year-old vet who receives daily nursing care plus help from neighbors, opened the door — which has a “US Marines” sticker on it — thinking it was a neighbor who had helped him earlier. Instead, a group of masked men burst in and began to attack Brown in his bed.
“When he buzzed the person, it was five to six males who rushed him, punched him, struck him in the face several times, made him lie on his stomach and put a gun to his head,” said Philadelphia Police Chief Inspector Scott Small.
Brown was treated for cuts and bruises. He told NBC10 that he blamed himself for allowing in the men.
The group of men took a television, money, medications and some jewelry before darting out of the home, according to police.
Police said it was unclear if the men fled on foot or if they had a getaway vehicle.
Brown said he thinks the men knew he was home alone.
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