Man shoots himself in the leg while urinating in Times Square
A man shot himself in the leg while urinating in Times Square early Monday afternoon, cops said.
The man who misfired, a 39-year-old from Brooklyn, took a bullet to his right leg at the corner of West 40th Street and Seventh Avenue around 12:25 p.m., sending him stumbling into the corridor of the train subway stop there, police said.
He was taken to Bellevue Hospital, where sources said he is conscious, alert and likely to survive.
The shooter was not immediately identified.
Sources said the shooting is connected to criminal activity on the block.
The gunplay marks the third shooting at the Crossroads of the World this year.
In June, a tourist was hit by a ricocheting bullet at the busy tourist destination while walking with his family. A 16-year-old boy turned himself in the next week in connection with the violence.
Shots also rang out in early May in Times Square, leaving three wounded, including a 4-year-old girl.
