A 17-year-old boy was charged on Saturday in connection with the shooting, which left three people hospitalized, the police said.

Three people were wounded during a shooting at New York City's iconic Times Square, the New York Police Department said Saturday.

At least three people have been injured following a shooting in New York City’s Times Square. The incident occurred at around 1:20 a.m. local time on Saturday, Aug. 9, after “a verbal dispute between two people escalated,” the Associated Press reported, citing the New York Police Department.