A woman and a child were shot in New York City’s Times Square, according to reports.
A portion of the commercial Manhattan intersection was closed down after shots rang out at approximately 4:55 p.m. near West 44th Street and 7th Avenue. Following a dispute that erupted between two to four men, a Hispanic 4-year-old girl from Brooklyn was shot in the leg, a female tourist from Rhode Island, 23, was also shot in the leg, and a 43-year-old Hispanic woman was shot in the foot, Police Commissioner Dermot Shea said during a press conference. The 4-year-old is expected to undergo surgery at Bellevue Hospital, he added.
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Shea, who noted the victims “appear” to have been innocent bystanders caught in the crossfire, said authorities recovered three shell casings that looked to be .25-caliber.
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Shea added police have one person of interest and at least one shooter. Police then released video of a person wanted in connection to the shooting.
WANTED in connection to shooting three people near West 44th Street and 7th Avenue in Manhattan on May 8, 2021. @NYPDDetectives need anyone with information about the identity or whereabouts of this individual to contact @NYPDTips at #800577TIPS. All calls are anonymous. pic.twitter.com/qciBGCR6AK
— NYPD NEWS (@NYPDnews) May 9, 2021
The incident follows several recent high-profile shootings throughout the United States. Andrew Brown, Jr. was fatally shot by a sheriff’s deputy in North Carolina last month after the deputy attempted to serve a warrant, and the death of Ma’Khia Bryant, a teenager who was reportedly wielding a knife before being shot by a Columbus, Ohio, police officer, has led to an investigation by the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation.
