NYPD Detains 3 After 17-Year-Old Is Shot in Knicks Game 5 Celebrations

3 articles · Updated · WABC-TV · Jun 16

A 17-year-old boy was shot in the foot near 43rd Street and Broadway during Knicks Game 5 celebrations, and NYPD recovered a firearm while holding three people of interest.
Crowds were so dense that police took the teen to a hospital because an ambulance could not reach the scene; no charges had been filed in the shooting.
Five school buses were burned or wrecked near the Port Authority area, four slashings or stabbings were reported, and multiple vehicles were damaged as fans set off fireworks and blocked streets for hours.
NYPD said 63 people were arrested overall and 10 officers were injured, including one punched in the face and another hit with a glass bottle.
The unrest followed the Knicks' NBA Finals Game 5 win, adding to other recent violence around Madison Square Garden, including a separate attack that left another 17-year-old in critical condition.