A 22-year-old man was killed recently near the tourist Times Square in New York City, where carrying weapons has been prohibited since last year, authorities announced today.
The Police announced that they received an emergency call yesterday around 5:30 p.m. (7:30 p.m. in Argentina) and went to the place, where they found the victim with a gunshot wound, the AFP news agency reported.
Fight and crime in Times Square
The man, whose identity was not released, was taken to Mount Sinai West Hospital, where he died hours later, the New York Police Department said in a statement, adding that the young man was shot in the chest following a fight. with two other men.
He added that following being shot, the victim ran an entire block before collapsing in front of a store, where he asked an employee to call 911, > reported.
The shooting, outside a fast-food restaurant near Times Square’s large illuminated electronic billboards and crowds of tourists, sent pedestrians into panic, according to local media.
“There was a stampede of people trying to run away,” a witness, Will Colon, told the New York Daily News. “It was a couple of young people who shot him,” he explained, adding: “His body was lying on the sidewalk. He was on his back shaking.”
“It didn’t look like I was going to survive,” he recounted.
Leak
Two gunmen fled on foot down Eighth Avenue, unidentified sources told the Daily News.
Since September, the New York state legislature has banned the possession of firearms in sensitive areas, such as bars, libraries, schools, government buildings, hospitals, and vulnerable and high-traffic locations, including the ever-busy Times Square.
The restrictions faced multiple judicial challenges by defenders of the right to bear arms.
Democratic New York City Mayor Eric Adams, a former police officer, unveiled “Times Square: Gun Free Zone” signs last year to place in and around busy midtown Manhattan.