1 shot close to New York Metropolis’s Instances Sq., third taking pictures in space this yr

An individual was shot within the leg Monday close to New York Metropolis’s Times Square, police stated. It was the third taking pictures this yr within the space, a high vacation spot for Huge Apple vacationers.

The taking pictures occurred round 12:15 p.m. close to the doorway to a subway station at 40th Street and 7th Avenue, police stated, about two blocks south of the constructing the place the ball drops on New Year’s Eve.

The individual was shot at avenue stage after which fled into the subway station, police stated.

The sufferer’s accidents weren’t thought of life threatening.

In Could, a 4-year-old woman and two different folks had been shot by stray bullets throughout what police stated was a dispute involving his a person and his brother.

In June, a 21-year-old man visiting from upstate New York was hit within the again by a stray bullet. A 16-year-old was charged in that case.

After the June taking pictures, Mayor Invoice de Blasio promised to dramatically enhance the variety of cops in Instances Sq., which is already closely policed.