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.
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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.