The
NYPD is searching for a man who shot an innocent bystander Sunday during the
early evening hours in Times Square.
The
21-year-old victim was
shot in the back around 5:15 p.m., police said.
He was taken to a hospital for treatment of what were described as
non-life-threatening injuries.
A
family member plucked the bullet out of the victim's back and gave it to an
officer, police said. No one else was hurt in the shooting.
Surveillance
video of the shooting showed the gunman with a weapon in hand. Bystander video
also showed the victim being taken away on a stretcher.
The
shooting took place near the site of a May 8 shooting that wounded
two women
and a 4-year-old girl. A man was later arrested in Florida following that
shooting and charged with attempted murder.
Police
said Sunday's shooting followed a dispute outside the Minskoff Theatre, where
performances of “The Lion King” will start back in September. Published
reports said the dispute may have involved street peddlers.
Police
have made no arrests. They are asking anyone with information about the suspect
to call 800-577-TIPS. The maximum reward for information was recently raised to
$3,500.
AP
Wire Services were used in this report.