Times Square Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! === Incidents === There have been several incidents in Times Square: * On the morning of March 6, 2008, [[2008 Times Square bombing|a small bomb]] caused minor damage, but there were no reported injuries.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7280963.stm BBC News] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090107064827/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7280963.stm |date=January 7, 2009 }} March 6, 2008</ref> * On May 1, 2010, Times Square was evacuated from 43rd to 46th Streets following [[2010 Times Square car bombing attempt|the discovery of a car bomb]]. It was found to be a failed bombing.<ref name="nytimes1">{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/02/nyregion/02timessquare.html |title=Police Find Car Bomb in Times Square |author1=Baker, Al |date=May 1, 2010 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |author2=Rashbaum, William K. |access-date=February 20, 2017 |archive-date=May 8, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100508032023/http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/02/nyregion/02timessquare.html |url-status=live }}</ref> * On May 18, 2017, [[2017 Times Square car attack|a vehicle-ramming attack]] at Times Square killed one person and injured 22 others.<ref name="CNN1">{{cite web |url=http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/18/us/new-york-times-square-car-pedestrians/ |title=Times Square car incident: 1 dead, 22 injured; driver in custody |last1=Sanchez |first1=Ray |date=May 18, 2017 |publisher=[[CNN]] |access-date=May 18, 2017 |archive-date=May 18, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170518174219/http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/18/us/new-york-times-square-car-pedestrians/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="NYT1">{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/18/nyregion/times-square-crash.html |title=One Dead and 22 Injured as Car Rams into Pedestrians in Times Square |last1=Rosenberg |first1=Eli |last2=Rashbaum |first2=William K. |date=May 18, 2017 |work=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=May 18, 2017 |archive-date=May 18, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170518173322/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/18/nyregion/times-square-crash.html |url-status=live }}</ref> * On August 7, 2019, shortly after consecutive [[mass shooting]]s in [[2019 El Paso shooting|El Paso, Texas]], and [[2019 Dayton shooting|Dayton, Ohio]], a [[Back-fire|backfiring]] motorcycle resulted in a [[stampede]] due to the sound being mistaken for gunfire; the stampede injured at least twelve people.<ref>{{Cite magazine |url=https://time.com/5646051/broadway-times-square-shooting-panic-stampede/ |title=Mistaking Motorcycles Backfiring as Gunshots, Crowds Flee Times Square Causing Stampede, Injuries |last=Gajanan |first=Mahita |date=August 7, 2019 |magazine=Time |language=en |access-date=August 9, 2019}}</ref> * On May 8, 2021, a dispute between a group of men led to a shooting in which three bystanders were wounded, including a four-year-old girl.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/08/us/new-york-times-square-shooting-3-injured/index.html |title=Two women and a 4-year-old girl wounded in Times Square shooting, NYPD says |last1=Ly |first1=Laura |last2=Waldrop |first2=Theresa |last3=Snyder |first3=Alec |date=May 9, 2021 |website=CNN |language=en |access-date=May 9, 2021 |archive-date=May 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210509052200/https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/08/us/new-york-times-square-shooting-3-injured/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref> * On June 27, 2021, a dispute between a group of street vendors led to a shooting in which a 21-year-old bystander was wounded.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Watkins |first1=Ali |last2=Wong |first2=Ashley |date=June 28, 2021 |title=Police Officers Will 'Flood' Times Square After Another Bystander Is Shot |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/28/nyregion/times-square-shooting.html |access-date=July 1, 2021 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=February 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230210131231/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/28/nyregion/times-square-shooting.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |first1=Ben |last1=Chapman |first2=Katie |last2=Honan |date=June 28, 2021 |title=NYPD Adds Patrols in Times Square After Tourist Is Shot |language=en-US |work=[[The Wall Street Journal]] |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/nypd-adds-patrols-in-times-square-after-tourist-is-shot-11624910488 |access-date=July 1, 2021 |issn=0099-9660 |archive-date=February 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230210131230/https://www.wsj.com/articles/nypd-adds-patrols-in-times-square-after-tourist-is-shot-11624910488 |url-status=live }}</ref> * On December 31, 2022, a 19-year-old man from Maine injured three officers with the [[New York City Police Department]] in a machete attack that occurred during [[New Year's Eve]] celebrations in Times Square.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/nypd-officers-injured-machete-attack-times-square-new-years-eve-rcna63855|title=3 officers injured in New Year's Eve machete attack near Times Square, officials say|publisher=NBC News|last1=Aggarwal|first1=Mithil|last2=Winter|first2=Tom|last3=Dienst|first3=Jonathan|last4=Miller|first4=Myles|access-date=January 1, 2023|archive-date=January 1, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230101180826/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/nypd-officers-injured-machete-attack-times-square-new-years-eve-rcna63855|url-status=live}}</ref> * On February 8, 2024, a teenager shot and injured a Brazilian tourist, and he shot at a police officer and security guard after being confronted for [[shoplifting]].<ref name="Guardian">{{cite news |title=Teen arrested in connection to Times Square shooting that injured tourist |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/feb/10/teen-arrested-times-square-shooting |access-date=February 10, 2024 |agency=[[The Guardian]] |date=February 10, 2024}}</ref> The shooter, a Venezuelan migrant, fled the area but was apprehended just outside the city.<ref name="Fahy">{{cite news |last1=Fahy |first1=Claire |title=15-Year-Old Is Arrested in Shooting of a Tourist in Times Square |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/09/nyregion/times-square-shooting-nyc.html |access-date=February 10, 2024 |agency=[[The New York Times]] |date=February 9, 2024}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. 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