Three people, including a 4-year-old girl, were shot Saturday when a dispute erupted in New York City’s Times Square and a man began shooting and hit bystanders.
According to NYPD Police Commissioner Dermot Shea, two to four males were arguing in the world-famous intersection in midtown Manhattan when one pulled out a gun and fired several shots.
In the wrong place at the wrong time were a 23-year-old woman from Rhode Island and a 4-year-old girl from Brooklyn, both of whom were shot in the leg, and a 43-year-old woman from New Jersey who was hit in the foot. All three victims were transported to Bellevue Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
At press time on Saturday evening, a manhunt was underway for the gunman. Police released a photo of one person of interest.
Anyone who witnessed the crime or who has information about it is asked to call NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-8477 or for Spanish, 1-888-577-4782. Tips can also be sent to the NYPDTips Twitter account.