NEW YORK, June 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A shooting in New York’s bustling Times Square injured a 21-year-old bystander, police said, in the latest incident of gun violence in the Big Apple.
The man was struck in the back by a stray bullet as he walked with his family past the Marriott Marquis hotel on Broadway around 5:15 pm Sunday, a NYPD spokesperson said.
“He was the unintended target in a dispute between two males,” said the spokesperson.
The man, who local media said was visiting from upstate New York, was taken to hospital and is expected to survive, the spokesperson added.
Police are investigating and no arrests have been made, he said.
The incident comes after a shooting in Times Square in May injured a four-year-old girl and two women. The suspect was later arrested in Florida.
Shootings and crime in general have sharply increased in New York since the outbreak of coronavirus, with public safety taking center stage during the recent mayoral campaign. — NNN-AGENCIES
