A man shot a woman and a child in Times Square in New York City, it was reported.
According to US TV channel NY1, the victims are three – two women and one child. They were taken to hospital. The suspect, who opened the shooting, managed to escape. An investigation is currently underway.
It is also noted that it is likely that the perpetrator was not aiming specifically at those he wounded. The victims of the crime are unrelated and come from different places.
Attacks on people using firearms have increased significantly in the US. White House leader Joe Biden in his address to Congress compared such cases to an epidemic. According to experts, the US President may revoke the right of Americans to freely own firearms, which is guaranteed to them by the Constitution.