Bernhard Goetz

Bernhard Hugo Goetz or Bernard "Bernie" Goetz (born November 7, 1947) was dubbed the "Subway Vigilante" by the New York press. He became a symbol of New Yorkers' frustrations with a high crime rate when Goetz, who is white, shot four young black men who were intent on robbing him on the Seventh Avenue 2 express subway train in Manhattan in 1984.