New York – Three men have been shot and wounded in midtown Manhattan in an area that is traditionally buzzing with tourists near the Empire State Building and Macy’s.
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The shooting happened Sunday afternoon on West 31st Street. The victims were taken to a hospital with injuries that are not believed to be life-threatening.
Police say two men were arguing when one of them drew a gun and fired several shots. They say the gunshots hit the intended target and two bystanders. One of the bystanders was apparently a tourist.
The gunman and a companion fled on foot. No arrests have been made.
Neighborhood resident David Markovich says he arrived seconds after the gunfire erupted and saw the three victims lying bleeding on the ground. Markovich says police and ambulances arrived moments later.
The dumb Mayor wants millions of tourists to visit NYC; yet, he is unwilling to provide protection for those tourists. The only time that he does so, is for the New Year’s Eve celebration, the Thanksgiving Day Parade, or doing the secular holiday season. In other words, it is only done, when the hotel industry demands it for their pocketbooks, during high peak times. Otherwise, once the cameras have gone home, it is back to business as usual. There are hundreds of street people around, some of whom harass tourists. If the streets are not safe in the tourist areas, then NYC should not be promoting itself as a safe place to visit.
this is all because there is no more stop and frisk, a measure of security that stops suspects and sees if they have weapons. NYC cops are fudging the numbers to show crime “feel” when in fact they just don’t respond to crime calls unless its in Dunkin Donuts.
Try and sell that to Hiz Onor!!