NEW YORK, NY – An argument between three individuals near Times Square Thursday night turned deadly as a 22-year-old was shot and killed as a result.
Police reported the shooting at around 5:30 pm in the area of West 44th Street and 8th Avenue. According to the NYPD, the 22-year-old victim was engaged in a fight with two unknown male suspects when one of those suspects pulled a gun and shot him.
The victim sustained a single gunshot wound to the chest and tried to flee his attackers, falling to the grounding front of a deli located at 43rd Street and 8th Avenue.
He was pronounced dead after being taken by EMS to Mt. Sinai West Hospital.
A large police presence was noted in Times Square after the shooting.
At this time, no suspects have been identified and no arrests have been made.
Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/, on Twitter @NYPDTips.