Three wounded in shooting in New York's Times Square, AP reports
One person was held in custody and being questioned over the shooting, the AP report said, citing the police, adding that no charges had been pressed yet.
The shooting took place at 1:20 a.m. ET (0520 GMT), the AP said. No details have been released so far on how it unfolded.
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