1 shot near New York City’s Times Square, 3rd shooting in area this year

An individual was shot within the leg Monday close to New York Metropolis’s Instances Sq., police stated. It was the third taking pictures this 12 months within the space, a prime vacation spot for Massive Apple vacationers.

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

The particular person was shot at road degree after which fled into the subway station, police stated.

The sufferer’s accidents weren’t thought-about life threatening.

In Could, a 4-year-old lady and two different individuals have 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 law enforcement officials in Instances Sq., which is already closely policed.