UPDATE: Suspects Arrested in Shooting of Retired Greenburgh Cop

Updated at 5:50 p.m. on Monday, July 13, 2015: Greenburgh Police Chief Chris McNerney released a statement detailing the shooting of retired officer Peter Schmidt, who Town Supervisor Paul Feiner called a “highly respected and well liked” member of the force.

Schmidt was shot twice and is in an area hospital. He is in stable condition, according to McNerney:

At approximately 3:45 p.m., retired police officer Peter Schmidt confronted apparent burglars as they were walking from the rear of #5 Payne Street in the Elmsford section of the Township. Officer Schmidt lives in the neighborhood and knew the house was unoccupied at the time.

After a brief discussion, one of the subjects shot Schmidt twice, once in the arm and once in the torso. Schmidt’s son, an active Greenburgh Police Officer (off-duty at the time) ran to the scene and observed the suspects leaving the scene in a blue BMW. Officer Schmidt immediately relayed this information and the license plate number to Greenburgh Police.

Within minutes, the City of Yonkers Police Department advised that they had the vehicle stopped on the Sprain Brook Parkway in the area of the Cross County Parkway. The subjects were positively identified and placed under arrest.

Retired Officer Schmidt is stable at this time.

Updated at 5:08 p.m. on Monday, July 13, 2015: The retired Greenburgh police officer has been identified as Peter Schmidt, 55, who retired from the force in 2005 after 22 years, according to reports.

The break-in and shooting occurred in the area of Knollwood Road in Greenburgh.

Original story: A retired Greenburgh police officer was shot Monday afternoon when he returned home to find burglars in his house, according to authorities.

The man, whose identity has not yet been released, suffered injuries but they did not appear to be life-threatening, Town Supervisor Paul Feiner told The Journal News.

Two suspects fled the scene and were apprehended on the Sprain Brook Parkway in Yonkers.