A 17-year-old is in custody after shots were fired during a dispute in Times Square, leaving crowds panicked and a 26-year-old man slashed in the neck.
A 26-year-old man was slashed in the neck during this altercation
Jun 19, 2026
09:33 am
What's the storyA 17-year-old boy is in police custody after he opened fire in New York City's Times Square on Thursday afternoon, sending tourists and bystanders scrambling for cover.
The New York City Police Department (NYPD) reported that a dispute involving a large group of people led to the violence around 3:30pm local time.
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The Aug. 9 Times Square shooting comes nearly two weeks after a mass shooting less than a mile away in midtown.
