Marine Injured in Times Square Shooting, Police Searching for Suspect
W 45th St & 7th Ave, Midtown, Manhattan
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Summary
- Police are searching for a suspect who fired a gun in the heart of Times Square Sunday evening, injuring a U.S. marine with a stray bullet.
- At approximately 5:15 p.m., officers responded to 911 calls of a man shot near W. 45th Street and 7th Avenue, police said in an update.
- Officers at the scene located a 21-year-old man who’d been shot in the back.
- EMS transported him to a local hospital in stable condition.
- Police said the victim was a bystander and was shot by an unidentified male suspect who fled eastbound on 45th Street toward 6th Avenue after the shooting.
- According to reports citing police, the shooting followed an argument between street vendors. A small group of about six people selling CDs under the Marriott Marquis sign got into an argument and one person in the group pulled out a gun and fired a single shot.
- The victim was standing nearby outside of a Starbucks. He has been identified as a recent graduate of the The Citadel, a senior military college for Marines, who was visiting the city with his family.
- He is expected to recover.
- The NYPD is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying the suspect captured in surveillance footage. Anyone with information that could identify the suspect is urged to send a message to @NYPDTips on Twitter or call 800-577-TIPS to leave an anonymous tip.
Timeline
Citizen user @cheskadurana shows police officers establishing a crime scene.
The address reported for this incident has changed to W 45th St & 7th Ave.
Police state the man is conscious and was struck in the back.
Police have closed W 45th St between 7th Ave and 8th Ave to both vehicle and pedestrian traffic.
Additional officers are responding to assist in a search for the two men.
Police have requested an expedited ambulance to the scene.
Police are looking for two men who fled on foot from W 45th St towards W 46th St.
Police have not provided a suspect description.
Police have advised a man has been found with gunshot wounds.
Police have closed traffic on W 45th St and 7th Ave to investigate an unconfirmed report of gunfire in the area.
The address reported for this incident has changed to W 45th St & 7th Ave.
A 911 caller has reported hearing gunfire in the vicinity. This is unconfirmed.
Incident reported at 1535 Broadway.
Citizen user @cheskadurana shows police officers establishing a crime scene.
The address reported for this incident has changed to W 45th St & 7th Ave.
Police state the man is conscious and was struck in the back.
Police have closed W 45th St between 7th Ave and 8th Ave to both vehicle and pedestrian traffic.
Additional officers are responding to assist in a search for the two men.
Police have requested an expedited ambulance to the scene.
Police are looking for two men who fled on foot from W 45th St towards W 46th St.
Police have not provided a suspect description.
Police have advised a man has been found with gunshot wounds.
Police have closed traffic on W 45th St and 7th Ave to investigate an unconfirmed report of gunfire in the area.
The address reported for this incident has changed to W 45th St & 7th Ave.
A 911 caller has reported hearing gunfire in the vicinity. This is unconfirmed.
Incident reported at 1535 Broadway.
Citizen user @cheskadurana shows police officers establishing a crime scene.
The address reported for this incident has changed to W 45th St & 7th Ave.
Police state the man is conscious and was struck in the back.
Police have closed W 45th St between 7th Ave and 8th Ave to both vehicle and pedestrian traffic.
Additional officers are responding to assist in a search for the two men.
Police have requested an expedited ambulance to the scene.
Police are looking for two men who fled on foot from W 45th St towards W 46th St.
Police have not provided a suspect description.
Police have advised a man has been found with gunshot wounds.
Police have closed traffic on W 45th St and 7th Ave to investigate an unconfirmed report of gunfire in the area.
The address reported for this incident has changed to W 45th St & 7th Ave.
A 911 caller has reported hearing gunfire in the vicinity. This is unconfirmed.
Incident reported at 1535 Broadway.
Citizen user @cheskadurana shows police officers establishing a crime scene.
The address reported for this incident has changed to W 45th St & 7th Ave.
Police state the man is conscious and was struck in the back.
Police have closed W 45th St between 7th Ave and 8th Ave to both vehicle and pedestrian traffic.
Additional officers are responding to assist in a search for the two men.
Police have requested an expedited ambulance to the scene.
Police are looking for two men who fled on foot from W 45th St towards W 46th St.
Police have not provided a suspect description.
Police have advised a man has been found with gunshot wounds.
Police have closed traffic on W 45th St and 7th Ave to investigate an unconfirmed report of gunfire in the area.
The address reported for this incident has changed to W 45th St & 7th Ave.
A 911 caller has reported hearing gunfire in the vicinity. This is unconfirmed.
Incident reported at 1535 Broadway.
Citizen user @cheskadurana shows police officers establishing a crime scene.
The address reported for this incident has changed to W 45th St & 7th Ave.
Police state the man is conscious and was struck in the back.
Police have closed W 45th St between 7th Ave and 8th Ave to both vehicle and pedestrian traffic.
Additional officers are responding to assist in a search for the two men.
Police have requested an expedited ambulance to the scene.
Police are looking for two men who fled on foot from W 45th St towards W 46th St.
Police have not provided a suspect description.
Police have advised a man has been found with gunshot wounds.
Police have closed traffic on W 45th St and 7th Ave to investigate an unconfirmed report of gunfire in the area.
The address reported for this incident has changed to W 45th St & 7th Ave.
A 911 caller has reported hearing gunfire in the vicinity. This is unconfirmed.
Incident reported at 1535 Broadway.
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