Three people have been shot by a gunman who opened fire in New York’s Times Square early Saturday morning.
The shooting erupted at around 1:20AM near the intersection of West 44th Street and 7th Avenue, right outside the Hard Rock Cafe, according to the NYPD, via the Guardian.
ADVERT – CONTINUE READING BELOW
Police say the gunfire broke out after a “verbal dispute between two people escalated,” with the teenage suspect allegedly pulling the trigger.
Three people were hurt in the incident — 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 shot in the left leg, as reported by the New York Post.
All were rushed to Bellevue Hospital and are in stable condition.
ADVERT – CONTINUE READING BELOW
Three people have been injured by the gunfire. Credit: Tim Drivas Photography / Getty
“The perpetrator was engaged in a verbal dispute prior to the shooting with one of the victims,” an NYPD spokesperson told The Independent.
“He has been taken into custody and a firearm was also recovered. He has not been charged yet.” The teen’s identity has not been released due to his age.
ADVERT – CONTINUE READING BELOW
Footage from the scene posted to social media shows crowds scattering in panic as police swarmed the area, surrounding a vehicle and directing bystanders away. One victim was filmed being wheeled into an ambulance on a stretcher.https://www.youtube.com/embed/IOWOndPfSIw?showinfo=0
The shooting comes during what NYPD Commissioner Jessica S. Tisch recently called the city’s lowest period of gun violence since records began.
ADVERT – CONTINUE READING BELOW
Between January and July 2025, New York City recorded 412 shooting incidents — marking the tenth straight month of major crime decline.
Still, this latest outburst of violence is a stark reminder that the city is not immune to sudden, dangerous flare-ups.
Just last month, four people were killed in a mass shooting at an office building, including NYPD officer Didarul Islam, when a gunman targeted the NFL headquarters before dying of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
