Times Square shooting: Three injured after shots fired near New York’s tourist spot

Three people have been injured after a shooting in New York’s Times Square, according to reports.

A 65-year-old and a 19-year-old suffered gunshot wounds and an 18-year-old woman suffered a graze wound to the neck after a dispute between two people “escalated”, a spokesperson for the New York Police Department was reported as saying.

A suspect was arrested at the scene. The Sun reported that gunfire was heard at 1.20am after a “verbal dispute between two people escalated”.

A police spokesperson told the paper: “All were taken to Bellevue Hospital and are in stable condition.”

The incident took place at the intersection of West 44th Street and 7th Avenue. The 19-year-old was shot in the right foot and the 65-year-old was shot in the left leg, The Times has reported.

Videos posted on social media showed people running away from the scene and a car pulled over to the side of the road outside the Hard Rock cafe.

According to reports, the suspect is 17-years-old and a firearm was recovered at the scene.

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