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New York, NY (77WABC)-The brother of Mohammad Farrakhan has told police investigators he was the person involved in a dispute with his 31-year-old brother and the intended target of gunfire that struck three innocent victims in Times Square Saturday. A 4-year-old Brooklyn girl was among the shooting victims after Farrakahan opened fire following an argument between himself and his brother.
Also shot, a Rhode Island woman shit in her leg and a New Jersey woman shot in her foot. All victims are expected to recover.
Police say Farrakhan was charged in a separate random assault last year and is known to operate as an illegal vendor in the area.
NYPD Police Commissioner Dermot Shea:
WANTED in connection to shooting three people near West 44th Street and 7th Avenue in Manhattan on May 8, 2021. @NYPDDetectives need anyone with information about the identity or whereabouts of this individual to contact @NYPDTips at #800577TIPS. All calls are anonymous. pic.twitter.com/qciBGCR6AK
— NYPD NEWS (@NYPDnews) May 9, 2021
The shooting occurred Saturday near West 44th Street and 7th Avenue in Manhattan around 5 pm. NYPD Officer Alyssa Vogel is credited with coming to the aide of the 4-year-old shooting victim. She tied a tourniquet around the girl’s leg before EMS arrived:
Thank you! 💙
👏 HERO NYPD cop Officer Alyssa Vogel is filmed saving the life of a toddler hit by Times Square gunman's stray bullet. https://t.co/3EP5uo4g59 #NationalPoliceWeek #BackTheBlue #MothersDay @NYPDDCPI @NYPDnews pic.twitter.com/aqLHjp4FXr
— Independent Women's Voice (@IWV) May 9, 2021
The NYPD says anyone with information about the whereabouts of this individual should contact @NYPDTips or call 800-577-TIPS. All calls are anonymous.
