Man Shot At Times Square Subway Station: Police

MIDTOWN MANHATTAN, NY — A man was shot Monday afternoon at the Times Square-42nd Street subway station, police said.

The incident unfolded around 12:20 p.m. near the corner of West 40th Street and Seventh Avenue, at the 1-2-3 station. The victim was shot once in the right leg and was rushed to Bellevue Hospital. He was expected to survive, police said.

It was not immediately clear whether the shooting happened above or below ground, police said.

The NYPD's Transit bureau tweeted that "numerous emergency personnel" were at the scene, with officers investigating both above- and below-ground.

There were no immediate reports of subway delays.

This developing story will be updated.

NYPD officers are on-scene, both street-level and below-ground at the Times Square subway station as we investigate a person with a gunshot wound to the leg. The public should expect to see numerous emergency personnel in the area. pic.twitter.com/V3Wwzg80zL
— NYPD Transit (@NYPDTransit) October 4, 2021