Early Saturday morning, a shooting in Times Square injured three individuals following a dispute. The New York Police Department reported that a 17-year-old male suspect was apprehended at the scene, and a firearm was recovered. The victims, a 65-year-old man, a 19-year-old man, and an 18-year-old woman, are in stable condition at Bellevue Hospital.
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