STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- A Mariners Harbor man, paralyzed from the waist down in a shooting at a Stapleton bar three years ago, has been awarded $1.1 million, records show.

Errol DeGroat, 27, was shot and wounded by another patron, Isiah Gregory, 25, during an early morning dispute on Oct. 20, 2013, inside the former Toro51 nightclub at 523 Bay St., said authorities.

Last year, Gregory pleaded guilty to attempted first-degree assault to satisfy charges brought against him in this case and several others, Advance records show. He was sentenced to seven years in prison.

In February 2014, DeGroat sued Toro51 and several other defendants in state Supreme Court, St. George.

He alleged the defendants failed to provide adequate security.

The bar, contended DeGroat's civil complaint, allowed patrons to become drunk and knew that "violent confrontations" were occurring.

In a separate criminal complaint, prosecutors alleged DeGroat and the 260-pound Gregory began arguing, and Gregory pulled out a gun and shot the victim in the chest.

When the lawsuit was filed, DeGroat's lawyer, Michael H. Bush, a principal of the New Dorp firm Chelli & Bush, said the bullet was pressing on his client's spinal cord, and doctors said it would be too dangerous to attempt to remove it. DeGroat is bound to a wheelchair.

In July of last year, Justice Kim Dollard ordered a default judgment on liability against Toro51 due to its failure to respond to the civil lawsuit.

She referred the case to a referee to determine damages against Toro51.

Referee Edward V. Corrigan said DeGroat sought a judgment of $1 million for all his damages.

Such an award for DeGroat's past pain and suffering and future pain and suffering is "easily sustainable," based on the nature of his injuries and settlements and verdicts in cases where similar injuries have occurred, said Corrigan.

In addition to the $1 million, the referee awarded DeGroat about $132,000 for his proven medical costs.

Bush, DeGroat's lawyer, declined comment on the award.

Public records indicate Toro51 is no longer in business.