17-Year-Old Opens Fire in Times Square After 3:30 p.m. Fight, Police Recover Weapon
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Updated · CBS New York · Jun 19
17-Year-Old Opens Fire in Times Square After 3:30 p.m. Fight, Police Recover Weapon
3 articles · Updated · CBS New York · Jun 19
Summary
A 17-year-old was taken into custody after opening fire on a group in Times Square shortly after 3:30 p.m., following a large dispute that had already left a 26-year-old man slashed in the neck.
Police said a second shooting then broke out at West 45th Street and Eighth Avenue; no one was hit by gunfire in either shooting, and the slashing victim is expected to recover.
Dozens of NYPD officers flooded the area around 44th Street and Seventh Avenue, recovered a weapon near a blue Hyundai that may have been struck, and are seeking more people for questioning.
Witnesses described crowds sprinting into nearby businesses including Raising Cane's and the Hershey Store, underscoring how gunfire triggered panic in one of the city's busiest tourist hubs.