NYPD warns public to avoid Times Square amid reports of officer-involved shooting
The NYPD urged the public to avoid West 43rd Street and Seventh Avenue in Times Square as officers investigated the reported shooting incident.
The NYPD urged people to avoid a busy Times Square intersection Monday afternoon as officers investigated an incident amid reports of an officer-involved shooting.
Police warned the public to avoid West 43rd Street and Seventh Avenue and expect delays in the surrounding area.
A witness claimed on social media that a woman was "running around stabbing people." A video posted to social media showed a woman wielding what appeared to be a knife. She appears to approach a group of police officers with the knife and is shot.
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