Police of New York City say three people were hurt in a shooting in Times Square.
According to NYPD, two teenagers and a 65 -year -old man were shot at the 44th Street near the seventh Avenue when a gunman set fire to Manhattan’s heart early on Saturday morning.
Police sources said a 17 -year -old suspected suspected was in custody, but no allegations have been made at this time.
Firing at Times Square during the fight, witnesses say
Eyewitnesses told CBS New York that a fight took place inside the restaurant of Rising Cane in Times Square on the 44th and 7th corner. It happened around 1:20 pm and appeared to include a group of teenagers, on which all the hoods, they said.
The witnesses said that they heard the gun bullet after exiting.
According to police, a 19 -year -old man was shot in the leg, an 18 -year -old woman suffered a wound in the neck and the third victim was shot in the leg. They were all hospitalized in a stable position.
Investigators said the shooting took place with the suspect after an argument with the old teenager and a gun was recovered from the scene.
Police said it was not immediately clear whether the suspect and the victim knew each other before the shooting.
Times Square is one of the gun-free areas of New York, built under one in 2022 State -law law It banned firearms in the so -called Sensitive place,
Please be with CBS News New York to update on this developing story.
