NEW YORK, June 14 (Our New York News) — The New York Police Department said officers responded to a shooting near 42nd Street and Broadway in Times Square at about 2:01 a.m. during street celebrations after the New York Knicks won the NBA championship. A 17-year-old male was shot once in the left foot and taken to Bellevue Hospital in stable condition, according to the NYPD.
Police said three persons of interest were taken into custody in connection with the shooting and that a firearm was recovered at the scene. But the public information reviewed by Times Media Service did not identify the people detained, list charges against them, name a court, cite a criminal complaint or provide a case number.
That gap is central to the record so far. Police have described a shooting, a wounded teenager, people in custody and a recovered gun. They have not, in the materials reviewed, publicly tied a named defendant to a filed charge in court.
The shooting happened as large crowds filled parts of Manhattan after the Knicks’ championship win. The Associated Press reported that celebrations spread into Times Square and the area around Madison Square Garden on Saturday night. As the night went on, the scene shifted from celebration to disorder in several areas, according to police statements and news organizations with reporters or video in the area.
The NYPD said officers responded to gunfire near 42nd Street and Broadway around 2 a.m. Police later said the teenage victim was stable at Bellevue Hospital. Reuters separately reported that a New York police officer confirmed a 17-year-old had been shot in the foot around that time and that three people were in custody.
Police also said multiple arrests were made during the broader disorder, the Associated Press reported. AP said police did not yet have a final arrest total later Sunday. No final number was included in the materials reviewed for this article.
Videos and firsthand reporting documented damage around Times Square, though not all of those acts have been tied to arrests or charges in the public record reviewed.
Fox News reported that video circulating online appeared to show two people jumping onto the roof of an NYPD vehicle and smashing its windshield. Fox also reported that video appeared to show people climbing on and entering school buses near Times Square.
The Associated Press reported that rowdy fans were seen smashing windshields, scaling scaffolding, light poles and a statue, climbing into and onto school buses in Times Square, and trying to hitch a ride on a moving fire truck. AP described those details as scene observations and bystander-video accounts.
Reuters reported, based on a Reuters video journalist’s firsthand account, that hundreds of mostly young people swarmed a convoy of about 15 shuttle buses in Times Square. Some climbed onto roofs, entered buses and sat in drivers’ seats, Reuters reported. Reuters also reported that one yellow school bus hired by city government to help transport soccer fans was seen in flames, and that at least three other shuttle buses had heavy damage.
CNN reported that officers moved in after a crowd began damaging a parked school bus and tearing off part of its hood. CNN also reported the bus was seen being rocked back and forth. On Sixth Avenue around 2 a.m., CNN reported, multiple police cars were damaged and their windshields shattered as bottles and coolers were thrown toward officers.
The available record does not show whether the damaged school buses, the NYPD vehicle damage, the bus fire and the shooting are part of one criminal case or separate investigations. The materials reviewed also do not include a fire department finding on the bus fire, an official cause, a damage estimate or a city agency statement on the buses.
There was also some inconsistency in early public information about injuries. AP reported that preliminary police reports indicated no one was injured, while later police-attributed accounts and Reuters reporting said a 17-year-old was shot in the foot and hospitalized in stable condition. The NYPD’s later account of the shooting and hospital transport is the most specific injury information in the reviewed material.
What is documented so far is narrower than the images of chaos suggest: police say a teen was shot near 42nd Street and Broadway, three persons of interest were detained, a firearm was recovered and multiple arrests were made during the overnight disorder. The reviewed record does not yet identify who, if anyone, has been charged in court for the shooting or the property damage.
