Crime & Safety
Times Square Shooting Injures 3 Minors: Police
Officials said a shooter fired bullets in the tourist haven over a supposed dispute and sent three teens to the hospital.
MIDTOWN, NY — Times Square turned into a nightmare shooting gallery just before midnight on Monday when a gunman blasted three teens, according to police.
Three teens, aged 15, 17 and 18-years-old, were all struck by bullets at around 11:45 p.m. as an armed man fired shots in the busy tourist destination, police said.
Two of the teens were shot in the leg and were taken by first responders to Bellevue Hospital in stable condition, officials said. The third was grazed in the shoulder and brought himself to Harlem Hospital, police added.
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No arrests were made nor did officials have a suspect description to offer, but a police spokesperson said the shooting appears to have been sparked by a disagreement.
Anyone with information in regard to these incidents 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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