NEW YORK (BN24) — A 17-year-old has been taken into custody in connection with a shooting in Times Square that left three people injured early Saturday, police said.
The incident happened around 1:20 a.m. near 44th Street and Seventh Avenue after the teen allegedly became involved in a dispute with a 19-year-old, according to the New York Police Department. Moments later, three shots were fired.
Authorities said the victims include a 19-year-old man shot in the right foot, a 65-year-old man wounded in the left leg, and an 18-year-old woman grazed in the neck. All three were taken to Bellevue Hospital and remain in stable condition.
Investigators have not determined the cause of the dispute or whether the suspect and victims knew each other. The firearm used in the shooting was recovered at the scene.
Charges against the teen are pending, and the investigation remains ongoing.
