Teenage arrested after three shot in New York City's Times Square
The shooting in Times Square erupted during a fight outside a Raising Cane's chicken restaurant. It stemmed from a dispute, according to the New York Police Department. A handgun was recovered at the scene.Police say a 19-year-old man was shot in the foot, a 65-year-old man was hit in the left leg and an 18-year old woman was grazed in the neck.They were all admitted to hospital in a stable condition.Last month, a gun attack on an office building left four workers dead in Midtown Manhattan. The suspected gunman, a 27-year-old from Nevada, was believed to be targeting the National Football League (NFL) offices.According to New York police, the city has seen historically low levels of gun violence in recent months. The city recorded the fewest shootings and gunshot victims on record in the first seven months of 2025.On Friday, Trump ordered federal agents into the streets of Washington DC to curb "totally out of control" levels of crime.Washington DC's homicide rate remains relatively high compared to other US cities, with a total of 98 such killings recorded so far this year. Homicides have been trending higher in the US capital compared with a decade ago. But federal data from January shows that Washington DC last year recorded its lowest overall violent crime figures - once car-jacking, assault and robberies are incorporated - in 30 years. The city had the highest per capita murder rate in the US during the 1990s. On Saturday, Trump announced plans on Truth Social to host a news conference at the White House on Monday, "which will, essentially, stop violent crime in Washington, DC".
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