Police say a 16-year-old in connection with a shooting at the Bryant Park ice skating rink Saturday night that left two people injured.
The teen has not been formally arrested and no charges have yet been filed.
Shots ran out at the popular Midtown destination just after 11 p.m. Saturday.
A 14-year-old boy and a 20-year-old boy were taken to Bellevue Hospital.
One of the victims was shot in the torso, while the other was shot in the leg.
One of the victims was left sprawled out on the ice as skaters scrambled for cover.
Witnesses on the scene told NY1 that as many as five shots were fired.
“We heard about three shots, and then two more after,” one witness said. “So he got shot, and then they made sure he got shot. Also, one of the bullets hit someone in the leg. He was on the floor, but then he walked out to the exit. Another loose bullet hit someone in the hip. After that, we just saw everybody running out, going crazy. People were just in chaos. It was quite terrifying.”
Police are investigating reports of a possible fight that may have broken out moments before the shooting.
Police say the victims’ injuries are not life-threatening.
Bryant Park, and the ice rink, have reopened to the public.
Officials with Bryant Park Corporation tweeted Sunday morning that the incident is “particularly disturbing because Bryant Park is a safe and virtually crime-free environment.”
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