Three people have been shot and wounded in an early morning incident in New York City’s Times Square, the New York Police Department says.
The people — an 18-year-old woman, a 19-year-old man, and a 65-year-old man — are in a stable condition in hospital, an NYPD spokesperson said.
A 17-year-old boy is in custody, the police department added, and officers had recovered a firearm from the scene.
The shooting took place at around 1:20am local time, and followed a “verbal altercation” between the alleged shooter and one of the victims, the NYPD said.
It is not yet known whether the shooter or any of the victims knew each other.
Mass shootings are relatively common in the United States, where guns are widely available.
The incident at one of New York’s most iconic tourist spots comes after another high-profile shooting in a Manhattan office tower last month, which left four people dead including a senior Blackstone executive and an NYPD officer.
New York experienced record-low shooting incidents and victims in the first seven months of this year, as well as in July, according to a statement published by the city’s police department on August 4.
Crime is a key electoral issue for America’s largest city, which is set to hold mayoral elections in November.
Reuters