Cop sons of hero NYPD detective killed on 9/11 save shooting victim from dying on NYC sidewalk

Courage runs heavy successful this rule enforcement family.

Two bull sons of a leader NYPD detective who was killed connected 9/11 saved nan life of a shooting unfortunate Thursday nighttime erstwhile nan brace prevented nan man from bleeding retired connected a Brooklyn sidewalk successful a chance brushwood betwixt nan brothers, constabulary and nan proud mother of nan 2 officers said.

Joe Vigiano Jr. and his relative James, who activity connected different NYPD teams, quickly came to nan assistance of nan wounded 31-year-old man aft he was changeable aggregate times by a masked gunman extracurricular a Cypress Hill bodega astatine Pitkin and Shepherd Avenues astir 10:20 p.m.

Police serviceman James Vigiano, 30, first arrived to assistance nan unfortunate pinch different cops from nan 75th precinct.

In a twist of fate, his 31-year-old relative Joe, who useful for nan NYPD’s elite Emergency Service Unit, arrived conscionable a fewer minutes later.

The pair, who each served successful nan Marines, utilized their combat training to extremity nan victim’s profuse bleeding, their mother and retired NYPD bull Kathy Vigiano told The Post connected Sunday.

“Someone who worked pinch nan boys said that I would beryllium very proud of really they worked together to prevention this person‘s life,” she said successful an interview. “He was fortunate that he had nan 2 of them moving connected him.”

The unfortunate was taken to Brookdale Hospital pinch a gunshot coiled to nan backmost and limb and is expected to survive, nan NYPD said.

The fishy is still connected nan lam aft he fled nan segment by racing into a adjacent subway position and jumping connected a Manhattan-bound C train. He was wearing each black, including a mask, astatine nan clip of nan shooting, according to cops.

Joe and James’ dad, Joseph Vigiano, was killed connected Sept. 11, 2001, astatine nan property of 34 aft he was among nan first to title into nan World Trade Center analyzable arsenic portion of nan department’s ESU aft terrorists collapsed 2 planes into nan skyscrapers.

Their uncle, John, besides perished connected 9/11 moving for nan FDNY. 

Kathy Vigiano besides served arsenic a constabulary serviceman and met her now-late hubby astatine nan 75th precinct.

“I’m very proud of them each nan time, this is conscionable 1 much example,” Kathy Vigiano said of their 2 sons. “Also, I cognize their begetter would beryllium beaming pinch pridefulness erstwhile he wasn’t shaking his caput and saying that he can’t judge these are his sons.”

Joe Vigiano followed successful his father’s footsteps erstwhile he joined nan department’s ESU past year, graduating to Brooklyn’s Emergency Truck 7 successful beforehand of family members.

James Vigiano said past period up of nan intense 23rd day of 9/11 he wanted to beryllium a bull since he could talk.

“I had 2 dreams: I wanted to beryllium a Marine and I wanted to beryllium a constabulary serviceman and I’ve done both,” he said.