A Heartland man is recovering from injuries he received trying to stop a burglar from stealing his possessions.

It all began when the 34-year old man returned home to his Downtown apartment near 19th and Leavenworth.

It was late evening on Friday, November 28th.

The victim tells police he interrupted a burglary in progress, but was not aware of it until he turned on the light, and saw a man start to run out of his home.

Acting on impulse the victim says he grabbed the thief as he attempted to run past him. That is when he noticed the burglar was armed with a handgun. The two struggled for control of the firearm, with the burglar eventually able to free himself and flee.

No shots were fired during the incident.

The victim did however break at least one bone in his hand during the struggle, he was taken to Creighton University Medical Center for treatment.

The fleeing burglar left without any of the victim's personal property.