9 sports jersey in the shootingThree innocent bystanders, including a mother and her four-year-old girl, were by stray bullets in Times Square in broad daylight, sending tourists stampeding in panic. NYPD officers responded to the shooting at 4.55pm on Saturday near the intersection of West 44th Street and Seventh Avenue in Manhattan, in the heart of Times Square. The musical is not currently playing on Broadway due to pandemic restrictions, but in recent months tourists have begun returning to Times Square. Last month, a tourist from Kansas City was shot in the shoulder by a stray bullet near Times Square. So far this year, shooting incidents in New York City are up 83 percent from last year, and 94 percent from 2019, according to NYPD data.

Source: Daily Mail May 08, 2021 21:31 UTC