By Emma Barhydt

A quiet September morning on the west side of town was shattered by the sound of a car alarm, followed by what neighbors described as a gunshot. By dawn, one resident had been injured, a car was stolen and then recovered in Bridgeport, and police in two cities were working together to untangle the details of a crime that authorities say was alarming, but isolated.

The incident began at approximately 4:55 a.m. on September 23, when the Greenwich Police Department received a call about a motor vehicle theft in progress. Officers responded quickly, but by the time they arrived, the suspects had fled, leaving behind a shaken scene and an injured homeowner.

Police said the victim, a 31-year-old man, had been woken by the sound of a car alarm and ran outside to confront suspec

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