NEW YORK—Tourists and bystanders scrambled for cover in New York’s Times Square on Thursday after several gunshots were fired, sending people running in all directions.
Police said a suspect was quickly chased down. The Fire Department reported that one person was taken to a hospital, although no additional details were released.
A webcam video shows at least two people in black clothing step into the crowded intersection and open fire with what appear to be handguns.
Panicked bystanders can be seen scrambling to get away or duck for cover as the suspects run away down the street, chased by several officers who had been on patrol in the tourist mecca. The shooting happened just yards from a parked police vehicle….