New York Post

DA to quit briding time with Waldorf wed shooter

- Rebecca Rosenberg and Jamie Schram

The drunken guest who accidental­ly fired his gun during a wedding at the WaldorfAst­oria in June — wounding four people — is finally expected to face charges.

Klutzy liquorstor­e owner Vladimir Gotlibovsk­y of Brighton Beach had his 9mm Ruger in his pocket when it discharged during the milliondol­lar nuptials of bride Anna Goldshmidt.

He panicked and is accused of slipping the gun to his brother, who allegedly turned it over to their mother, sources said. The mom gave it to Gotlibovsk­y’s wife, who allegedly went home and locked it in the family safe, sources said.

Manhattan Assistant DA Joshua Steinglass has been assigned the case, sources said. He prosecuted the motorcycli­sts who in 2013 at tacked an SUV driver on the West Side Highway.

He is expected to seek at least a recklessen­dangerment charge against Gotlibovsk­y from a grand jury, sources said.

“There’s definitely reckless endangerme­nt here be cause even though [Gotlibovsk­y] had a permit, he put [the gun] in his pocket, not a secure place,” a source said.

Those involved in the alleged coverup could also face charges, the source added.

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