Crime & Safety
Man Fires Gun In Midtown Wednesday Evening, Police Say
Officials are looking for a man who they say fired a handgun on West 46th Street just before 8 p.m.
MIDTOWN, NY — A man shot a gun in the middle of Midtown on Wednesday evening, according to police.
At about 7:55 p.m., an unknown man on West 46th Street near Sixth Avenue fired a pistol towards an unknown target, officials said.
Investigators said that no injuries were reported and that the man then fled into the West 53rd Street - Lexington Avenue subway station.
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The man is still at large, and in addition to released images, police described him as appearing around 20-years-old, about five foot six and weighing around 150 pounds.
Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).
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