Cops: Suspect Shot in Alleged Burglary Got in Through Open Window

An intruder shot by a Suffolk County corrections officer who found him in his Riverhead home during an alleged burglary last weekend is believed to have entered the house through an open window.

The burglary suspect is still recovering at Stony Brook University Medical Center after complications from internal injuries that required surgery, police say.

According to Riverhead Town Police Detective Sergeant Joseph Loggia, Thomas Anderson, 33, is believed to have entered the home of Suffolk County John Kwasna, 45, through an open ground floor window.

Loggia said Kwasna's son woke him up and said someone was in the house. 

Anderson wafter Kwasna found the intruder in his Riverhead home early Saturday morning.

According to Riverhead Town Police, they received a call at approximately 4:40 a.m. on Saturday morning from Kwasna, of Old Farm Road in Riverhead, stating that he confronted a man in his home.

Kwasna, who was armed with a handgun, allegedly fired a shot as the individual ran towards him.

On Friday, Loggia said he could not comment on whether Anderson was armed. He also said that it is not clear if anything had been stolen at the time.

Anderson was located by police a short distance from the scene with a gunshot wound to the shoulder. He was arrested by Riverhead Town Police and charged with burglary in the second degree.

Police said Anderson was transported to Peconic Bay Medical Center and subsequently, to Stony Brook University Medical Center, for treatment. On Sunday, Anderson was in the the hospital.

Loggia said complications from internal injuries required surgery.

Earlier this week, public information officials from Stony Brook University Medical Center said at the family's request, no patient information was available for Anderson. 

A Riverhead Town police officer has been stationed at the hospital.

Kwasna is a 20 year veteran of the Suffolk County Corrections Department.

The investigation is ongoing.