Three people, including a 65-year-old man, were hospitalized early Saturday after a teen triggerman blasted away at a rival in Times Square, officials said.
NYPD officers monitoring the Crossroads of the World who heard the shots raced over and apprehended the suspected shooter, a 17-year-old boy, following the 1:20 a.m. shooting at the corner of W. 44th St. and Eighth Ave.
Charges against the suspect were pending Saturday.
The teen was arguing with a 19-year-old man at the corner when he pulled a gun and started firing, hitting the older teen in the foot, police said.
Bullets also hit an 18-year-old girl, grazing her neck, and a 65-year-old man standing nearby, who was hit in the left flank, cops said.
It was not immediately clear if any of the victims were together when the shooting started.
EMS took all three to Bellevue Hospital, where they were treated for minor injuries.
The shooter’s firearm was recovered at the scene, cops said.
Saturday’s bloodshed comes as the NYPD celebrates a 23% drop in shootings this year from 649 to 500 as of last Sunday, cops said. Homicides were also down by 25%, from 241 this time last year to 179, according to NYPD statistics.
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