Times Square Triple Shooting Suspect Detained in Florida
W 45th St & Broadway, Midtown, Manhattan
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Summary
- A man who shot three people in Times Square Saturday afternoon was apprehended during a joint operation with NYPD detectives and U.S. Marshals near Jacksonville, Florida, officials said.
- Just before 5 p.m. on Saturday, May 8th, police near W. 46th Street and Broadway heard shots fired and called additional units to the scene.
- Upon arrival, police found a 23-year-old woman, a 43-year-old woman, and a 4-year-old girl who had sustained gunshot wounds.
- According to the NYPD, all three were transported to area hospitals and were expected to survive their injuries. The 4-year-old girl underwent surgery and is expected to be okay.
- During a press briefing, NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea said that the shooter may have been involved in an argument with another group at the scene when the shots were fired.
- NYPD detectives in a joint operation with the U.S. Marshals Service and the Regional Fugitive Taskforce identified the suspect as Farrakhan Muhammad.
- Chief of Detectives James Essig later updated that on Wednesday morning law enforcement tracked Muhammad to Starke, Florida roughly 40 miles southwest of Jacksonville, Florida. U.S. Marshals apprehended him without incident near a McDonald's.
- Muhammad will be transported to the custody of the NYPD.
- Detectives are continuing to investigate the shooting.
Timeline
Police report that three people were injured in the shooting.
Police are extending the closures in Times Square.
Police are pursuing a suspect on foot.
Police are searching for a suspect described as a Black man with a beard, short dreadlocks, reportedly last seen wearing black pants with a partial white stripe, a white jersey with the number 9, and a dark hoodie over it.
Police are shutting down pedestrian and vehicle traffic from W 45th Street and 8th Avenue.
A contradictory report says a suspect fled on W 44th Street.
Three male suspect fled on W 45th Street.
The address reported for this incident has changed to W 45th St & Broadway.
Police are shutting down traffic at 45th Street and 7th Avenue.
Police are requesting additional units for crowd control.
Police now advise two people have been shot.
EMS is en route to aid the victim.
Police confirm a person has been shot in the leg.
The address reported for this incident has changed to W 44th St & Broadway.
A 911 caller has also reported a person shot.
Police are responding to an unconfirmed report of shots fired.
Incident reported at W 46th St & Broadway.
Police report that three people were injured in the shooting.
Police are extending the closures in Times Square.
Police are pursuing a suspect on foot.
Police are searching for a suspect described as a Black man with a beard, short dreadlocks, reportedly last seen wearing black pants with a partial white stripe, a white jersey with the number 9, and a dark hoodie over it.
Police are shutting down pedestrian and vehicle traffic from W 45th Street and 8th Avenue.
A contradictory report says a suspect fled on W 44th Street.
Three male suspect fled on W 45th Street.
The address reported for this incident has changed to W 45th St & Broadway.
Police are shutting down traffic at 45th Street and 7th Avenue.
Police are requesting additional units for crowd control.
Police now advise two people have been shot.
EMS is en route to aid the victim.
Police confirm a person has been shot in the leg.
The address reported for this incident has changed to W 44th St & Broadway.
A 911 caller has also reported a person shot.
Police are responding to an unconfirmed report of shots fired.
Incident reported at W 46th St & Broadway.
Police report that three people were injured in the shooting.
Police are extending the closures in Times Square.
Police are pursuing a suspect on foot.
Police are searching for a suspect described as a Black man with a beard, short dreadlocks, reportedly last seen wearing black pants with a partial white stripe, a white jersey with the number 9, and a dark hoodie over it.
Police are shutting down pedestrian and vehicle traffic from W 45th Street and 8th Avenue.
A contradictory report says a suspect fled on W 44th Street.
Three male suspect fled on W 45th Street.
The address reported for this incident has changed to W 45th St & Broadway.
Police are shutting down traffic at 45th Street and 7th Avenue.
Police are requesting additional units for crowd control.
Police now advise two people have been shot.
EMS is en route to aid the victim.
Police confirm a person has been shot in the leg.
The address reported for this incident has changed to W 44th St & Broadway.
A 911 caller has also reported a person shot.
Police are responding to an unconfirmed report of shots fired.
Incident reported at W 46th St & Broadway.
Police report that three people were injured in the shooting.
Police are extending the closures in Times Square.
Police are pursuing a suspect on foot.
Police are searching for a suspect described as a Black man with a beard, short dreadlocks, reportedly last seen wearing black pants with a partial white stripe, a white jersey with the number 9, and a dark hoodie over it.
Police are shutting down pedestrian and vehicle traffic from W 45th Street and 8th Avenue.
A contradictory report says a suspect fled on W 44th Street.
Three male suspect fled on W 45th Street.
The address reported for this incident has changed to W 45th St & Broadway.
Police are shutting down traffic at 45th Street and 7th Avenue.
Police are requesting additional units for crowd control.
Police now advise two people have been shot.
EMS is en route to aid the victim.
Police confirm a person has been shot in the leg.
The address reported for this incident has changed to W 44th St & Broadway.
A 911 caller has also reported a person shot.
Police are responding to an unconfirmed report of shots fired.
Incident reported at W 46th St & Broadway.
Police report that three people were injured in the shooting.
Police are extending the closures in Times Square.
Police are pursuing a suspect on foot.
Police are searching for a suspect described as a Black man with a beard, short dreadlocks, reportedly last seen wearing black pants with a partial white stripe, a white jersey with the number 9, and a dark hoodie over it.
Police are shutting down pedestrian and vehicle traffic from W 45th Street and 8th Avenue.
A contradictory report says a suspect fled on W 44th Street.
Three male suspect fled on W 45th Street.
The address reported for this incident has changed to W 45th St & Broadway.
Police are shutting down traffic at 45th Street and 7th Avenue.
Police are requesting additional units for crowd control.
Police now advise two people have been shot.
EMS is en route to aid the victim.
Police confirm a person has been shot in the leg.
The address reported for this incident has changed to W 44th St & Broadway.
A 911 caller has also reported a person shot.
Police are responding to an unconfirmed report of shots fired.
Incident reported at W 46th St & Broadway.
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