Two women and a 4-year-old girl were shot Saturday afternoon in New York City's Times Square, officials said.
Mayor Bill de Blasio says the victims were in stable condition.
The shooting occurred shortly before 5:00 p.m. near the intersection of West 44th Street and Seventh Avenue, police said.
The shooter or shooters fled the scene. Police have not released information on what prompted the shooting.
Police said it appeared the victims were innocent bystanders.
“The perpetrators of this senseless violence are being tracked down and the NYPD will bring them to justice,” de Blasio said in a Twitter post. “The flood of illegal guns into our city must stop.”
Surveillance videos posted on social media by the fire department show people running away from the scene. What appear to be three gun shots are heard on audio from the videos.
New York Police Department posted a video of the suspect to Twitter.
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