NEW YORK, June 14 (Our New York News) — A 17-year-old male was shot in the left foot near 42nd Street and Broadway as crowds filled Times Square after the New York Knicks’ NBA championship win, according to the New York Police Department. Police said officers responded at about 2:01 a.m., recovered a firearm and took three persons of interest into custody.
The teen was taken to Bellevue Hospital in stable condition, according to the NYPD account cited in multiple reports. Police had not publicly identified the teenager, the people detained or any charges tied to the shooting in the materials reviewed for this article.
The documented record so far shows a narrow set of confirmed law enforcement facts, surrounded by a larger body of video and eyewitness reporting that describes chaotic scenes across Midtown Manhattan. The NYPD account establishes the time and place of the shooting, the teen’s injury, the hospital transport, the firearm recovery and the detention of three persons of interest. It does not, based on the available material, establish who fired the gun, what led to the shooting or whether any of the people taken into custody were later charged.
The available record also does not include a criminal complaint, arrest record, court docket, prosecutor statement, defense statement or case caption for the shooting or for the property damage shown in videos from Times Square. That means the public evidence at this stage supports a finding that police responded to a shooting and made detentions, but it does not support naming a suspect or stating that a crime was committed by any specific person.
The disorder unfolded during late-night celebrations after the Knicks’ championship victory. The Associated Press reported that crowds gathered in the streets of New York City, including Times Square and the area around Madison Square Garden. CNN also reported large street celebrations, including fans chanting “Let’s go Knicks.”
As the night went on, videos and firsthand reporting showed parts of the celebration turning destructive. Fox News Digital reported that video circulating online appeared to show two people jumping onto the roof of an NYPD vehicle and smashing its windshield. The same outlet reported that other video appeared to show people climbing on and entering school buses near Times Square.
The Associated Press reported that rowdy fans were seen smashing windshields, scaling scaffolding, light poles and a statue, climbing into and onto school buses in Times Square, and trying to hitch a ride on a moving fire truck. Those details were based on AP scene reporting and bystander video descriptions, not on a court filing or an official damage report included in the reviewed materials.
Reuters reported, through firsthand observation by a Reuters video journalist, that hundreds of mostly young people swarmed a convoy of about 15 shuttle buses in Times Square. Reuters reported that some climbed onto the bus roofs, entered the buses and sat in drivers’ seats. Reuters also reported that one yellow school bus hired by the city government to help transport soccer fans was seen in flames, and that at least three other shuttle buses had heavy damage.
CNN, citing reporting by Mark Morales, reported that officers moved in after a crowd began damaging a parked school bus and tearing off part of its hood. CNN reported the bus was also seen being rocked back and forth. CNN separately reported that around 2 a.m. on Sixth Avenue, multiple police cars were damaged and their windshields shattered, and that bottles and coolers were thrown toward officers as additional police moved in.
The NYPD said multiple arrests were made during the unrest, according to the Associated Press, but police did not yet have a final total later Sunday. The available material does not specify how many arrests were tied to the shooting, how many were tied to property damage, or whether the three persons of interest in the shooting were included in the broader arrest count.
There are also gaps and inconsistencies in the early accounts. The Associated Press reported that preliminary police reports indicated no one was injured, while other accounts attributed to the NYPD and Reuters-linked police confirmation said a 17-year-old had been shot in the foot and taken to Bellevue Hospital in stable condition. The difference appears to reflect early and incomplete information, but the reviewed materials do not include a later NYPD incident report resolving the discrepancy.
The bus fire is also not fully documented in the available official record. Reuters reported that its video journalist saw a bus in flames, and the Associated Press described a bus later engulfed in flames. But the reviewed materials do not include a Fire Department statement, fire marshal finding or official cause.
For now, the strongest documented findings are limited: NYPD said officers responded to gunfire near 42nd Street and Broadway at about 2:01 a.m.; a 17-year-old male was shot once in the left foot and was stable at Bellevue Hospital; three persons of interest were taken into custody; and a firearm was recovered. Separately, AP, Reuters, CNN and video reviewed by Fox News Digital documented scenes of vehicle damage, people climbing buses and police moving into crowds during the same overnight celebration in Times Square and nearby Midtown streets.
