Former Marine Fatally Shot After Resisting Robbery

A former marine was fatally shot steps from his Brooklyn apartment in an attempted robbery by a group of teens, his family and police said.

Alexander Manning, who served for his country for eight years, was shot in East Flatbush on Sunday when he resisted being mugged by four teens, his family told the Daily News Thursday.

The 52-year-old was suffering from multiple gunshot wounds to his torso when officers arrived at East 52nd Street near Winthrop Avenue, police said. He was transported to Kings County Hospital where he was pronounced dead.

“He was a Marine before he became a Marine,” his sister, Olivia Manning told the Daily News. “At 12 years old, he said ‘I’m the man of the house.’ Just from a young age, he stepped up.”

Manning was a Philadelphia native who made a living in New York City renting properties, the Daily News reported. 

There have been no arrests in the case and an investigation is ongoing, police said.

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