The midtown shooting happened just after 7 p.m. at a store near Broadway and West 41st Street, a police official told NBC New York. Three men were inside a…
A tourist was shot in the leg after a suspect tried shoplifting at a Times Square store, according to a law enforcement source, leaving a large swath of midtown streets closed for hours Thursday as the search for the gunman was underway.
A loss prevention officer went up to the pair and took the bag from them. As the guard was talking with him, one of the suspects, wearing all white, pulled out a gun and fired, according to police. Midway down that block, the suspect went into a cutout between two buildings, including the Fox Corporation headquarters, then turned and fired one shot at the officer giving chase. As he continued to run, he fired again at the officer from under his arm. The officer did not return fire either time.The suspect ran into the Rockefeller Center subway at 46th Street and Sixth Avenue and went onto the tracks. He later left the station, but police did not know where he went after that.
"We are looking for one male, he is your shooter, he shot at our cops not once, but twice and also shot an innocent female one time in the leg," Chell said.
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