The shooting caused panic in the very touristic area and “a stampede of people who ran to leave”
A 22-year-old young man was killed by a bullet yesterday Thursday at 17:30 (at 00:30 Greek time) in Manhattan – very close to Times Square – in the heart of New York with millions of people passing by every day.
According to the New York Daily News, which cited an eyewitness, the young man was shot by two people who then fled.
According to the same source, the shooting caused panic in the very touristic area and “a stampede of people who ran to leave”.
Man shot and killed in Times Square in drug-related shooting: sources https://t.co/vg5lEr4H5C via @nypmetro (“Gun free zones”…..) #NYPD #NYC #law
— DerekAllen14 (@derekalan14) February 10, 2023
The New York Police Department (NYPD) announced that the 22-year-old was shot and found with a bullet wound to the chest at the intersection of 8th Avenue and 44th Street in Manhattan, in front of a restaurant.
After being taken to a hospital, he “succumbed to his injuries,” a police spokesman said by email. “No arrests have been made” so far and “the investigation is ongoing.”
Manhattan *🔵 Shooting 🔵* Midtown South. 8th Ave & W 44th St. Male shot in the Times Square gun free zone. EMS requested forthwith
— NYCFireWire (@NYCFireWire) February 9, 2023
Times Square: Gun Free Zone
Times Square is one of the most famous locations in New York. It is a crossroads and a small square in the heart of Manhattan, with a backdrop of giant electronic billboards, illuminated day and night for the 50 million visitors who pass through every year.
Typically, from September 1, 2022, it is prohibited to carry weapons there.
As part of the fight against crime and the proliferation of firearms in New York City, center-right Mayor Eric Adams, a former police officer, ordered the installation of dozens of posters reading “Times Square: Gun Free Zone”. in the area of the square.
After a large increase in gun homicides in 2020 and 2021 in New York City, the number fell in 2022 to 433 in the city of 8.5 million people and one million visitors.
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