Leo O'Brien -- the actor who played Bruce Leroy's little brother Richie in 1985's "The Last Dragon" -- was rushed to a hospital yesterday after being shot TWICE in broad daylight ... TMZ has learned.
It all went down in Harlem, NY when a gunman opened fire on the 40-year-old actor at 11:50 AM -- striking O'Brien once in the stomach and once in the left arm.
Witnesses called 911 -- and after O'Brien was transported to a nearby hospital, cops arrested a 50-year-old male suspected of pulling the trigger.
Law enforcement sources tell us ... the suspect was booked for attempted murder and criminal possession of a firearm.
TMZ spoke with O'Brien who tells us he recognized the shooter -- but he has NO IDEA why the man would open fire on him.
O'Brien adds, "In life, sometimes sh*t happens ... but I'm alright and doing better."
Sho 'nuff.
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I'm very sorry to see that. Godspeed.
The Last Dragon is one of the all time great B-movies. Wonderful soundtrack. Shonuff!
What do GAME, the Oakland Raiders fans, and these two in this picture have in common? Enough said.....
I guess since the Game and that unknown from Barber Shop wanna say it, I'll say it here.....IT'S CAUSE HE'S BLACK
Why are there so many stories here about blacks doing bad things???? It's even blacks I have never even heard of. Why so many stories on them when they are only like 12 percent of the population??? Anybody else notice this?
I guess he didn't have the glow, but he did feel the flow.. of his own blood.
Look at Drudge - 67 people were shot in New York City over the Holiday weekend.
If Bruce Lee Roy was there, he would have caught the bullets with his teeth..... SHO NUFF.
I hope there's a follow up story telling us why this guy opened fire on him. Please follow up TMZ!
A guy asked me how I could be so sure that there is no God, nor Heaven. So I shot him in the face. - Abaddon, DEATH WALKS THE STREETS aka #TheRealDWTS
