A Greenwich man is sharing his near-death experience in the hopes of saving others.

Gonzalo Forero says when his father-in-law's black Honda Pilot was stolen from their driveway on Windy Knolls Road around 5 a.m. Tuesday morning, he chased the thieves down the street barefoot and in his boxers.

"I just felt like Wolverine and just rushed," Forero says. "My father-in-law pulled out the camera and told me to record. I was like, 'No, you record!' And I just booked it."

He came face to face with the car thieves when one of them opened fire on him.

"As I went to go get him," Forero says, "I saw a flash, bang, that’s it."

The bullet narrowly missed him, but Forero says he sustained minor cuts to his legs, knee and foot during the incident.

“I should be dead," Forero says. "I should be dead."

Hours later, Greenwich police located the stolen car in Bridgeport and took one suspect into custody.

Lt. Timothy Kelly says while the town saw an uptick in car thefts in the beginning of the year, car thefts have decreased the past few months.

"Do not leave your keys in your car, lock your cars, use your alarms," Lt. Kelly says, "Don’t leave valuables in plain sight."

Police are using this incident as a reminder that you should never confront people who you suspect may be committing a crime.

"Any crime in general, it’s not a good idea because you could end up getting hurt," Lt. Kelly says. "It’s our job to deal with that, but especially something dealing with a property crime, it’s just really not worth getting hurt."

A sentiment Forero agrees with wholeheartedly.

"If you can learn something from what just happened, don’t even risk it," Forero says. "It’s not worth an item, your life is worth more."

Forero says equipment from his fathers-in-law's car detailing business was inside the car at the time of the incident.

Greenwich police says it expects more arrests to be made in this case.