NYC Times Square Shooting: 3 injured in bullets after 3 ‘oral controversy’; People in the video show the victim on stretcher, running
Three people were injured in early Saturday after bullets broke at Times Square in New York City.The New York Police Department said the shooting took place at around 1.20 pm at the intersection of West 44th Street and 7th Avenue after a dispute between two people. A 17 -year -old male suspect was arrested at the scene and a gun was recovered. According to police, a 65 -year -old man was shot in the left leg and a 19 -year -old man in the right leg. An 18 -year -old woman suffered a wound on the neck. “All were rushed to Bellevue Hospital and are in a stable position. The criminals were engaged in an oral dispute before shooting with one of the victims. They have been taken into custody and a gun was also recovered. He has not yet been accused, “a police spokesperson told The Independent.The video posted on social media showed people running away from the scene, police around a vehicle outside the hard rock cafe, and the officer wheel to a victim on a stretcher in an ambulance. Other footage showed the authorities pushing the crowd back as they secured the area.Police said the bullets collided after “oral dispute between two people”. The suspect was caught shortly after.A few days after the shooting, the New York Police Commissioner announced that the city has recorded the lowest shooting events and victims this year as the records have started. In the first seven months of 2025, there were 412 shooting incidents and 489 victims, marking the tenth straight month of decline in major crime.
