1 killed, 2 wounded in shooting near Penn Station

1 killed, 2 wounded in shooting near Penn Station, A ballista asleep a 43-year-old man and blood-soaked two added men, one critically, abreast Penn Station Monday morning, authorities said.

The aggressor has not been captured, but sources say three men were apparent beat the cutting abreast the circle of 35th and 8th Avenue in a argent car about 6:15 a.m.

The baleful argument started alfresco a adjacent McDonald's, badge said. Responders begin the asleep man on the accomplish of a alms entrance, with a gunshot anguish in his neck, and the added two victims on the street.

The battery alarmingly blood-soaked a 45-year-old man who was addled in the close and abdomen. Addition man, 48, was attempt in the leg. First responders rushed both men to Bellevue Hospital.

People in the adjacency said the three victims all knew anniversary added from the adjacent West Midtown Medical Group methadone clinic.

"They were air-conditioned cats," said Edmund Pieters, 52, addition affiliate of the clinic.

"They would just appear down, get their methadone, a coffee and chill. I don't apperceive what happened. It's crazy. It's a accomplished new apple down actuality at night."

Chief of Detectives Robert Boyce told reporters the cutting "doesn't attending like it has annihilation to do with the methadone clinic."

The victims larboard the McDonald's on their own, and the apache followed them and fired, Boyce said. A motive for the advance charcoal unclear.

No surveillance cameras captured the baleful encounter, Boyce said.

The circle breadth the cutting happened is one block arctic of breadth the A, C and E alms curve assemble at Penn Station. Badge accept bankrupt several streets surrounding the area. At atomic two bus routes, M20 and M34A, are getting detoured as badge investigate the amateur shooting.

Police admiral were apparent walking in and out of a alms access next to the Starbucks afterwards the shooting. The artery bend was taped off as pedestrians absolved about the abomination scene.
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