NEW YORK − A teenager is accused of shooting three people in Times Square early Aug. 9 after an argument escalated in the busy tourist hub, police said.
At around 1:20 a.m., the verbal dispute unfolded at 44th Street and 7th Avenue in midtown Manhattan, New York City police said.
Then, a 17-year-old boy allegedly pulled out a gun and opened fire, injuring three: an 18-year-old woman grazed in the neck; a 19-year-old man shot in the right foot; and a 65-year-old man hit in the left leg, NYPD said. The argument involved the suspect and the 19-year-old man who was shot, police said.
NYPD said two nearby police officers responded and arrested the teenage suspect soon after shots rang out. The suspect's name is not being released. Police recovered a firearm at the scene.
All three victims were taken to Bellevue hospital and were in stable condition, police said.
