Three people have been shot in New York’s Times Square with police confirming a teenager opened fire into the crowd.
One woman,18,and two men,19 and 65,have been injured at the tourist hotspot in the heart of the US city.
A 17-year-old has been arrested with officers describing the attack as a ‘violent reaction to a dispute’.
Two men suffered gunshot wounds to the leg while a woman was grazed in the neck by a bullet.
Police were called to West 44th Street and 7th Avenue in Manhattan just after 1am EST.
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Three shot in Times Square shooting as emergency crews rush to the scene (Picture: Twitter/ViralNewsNYC)
Three people are shot in Times Square,and tourists scatter the area following the gunfire in Manhattan,New York (Picture: Kyle Mazza/NurPhoto/Shutterstock)
Police at the scene of the shooting in Times Square (Picture: Twitter/ViralNewsNYC)
A suspect has been taken into custody,and all three victims have been taken to hospital.
Footage shows people fleeing the scene after shots can be heard ringing out.
A car was reportedly ‘shot up’ in the attack (Picture: Twitter/ViralNewsNYC)
Another appears to show a car pierced with bullet holes as police rush to help those inside.
It comes just days after another a shooting in Manhattan by a gunman who later took his own life.
Shane Tamura,27,killed four people at the offices that house the NFL’s headquarters.
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