NYC Activates New ‘Safety Action Plan’ as Police Continue Search for Times Square Shooter

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio speaks in Brooklyn, New York, on March 14, 2021. Kevin Hagen/POOL/AFP via Getty Images

New York City officials say detectives are seeking the suspect in the shooting of an innocent bystander who was visiting Times Square with his family over the weekend.

NYC Mayor Bill De Blasio addressed the June 27 incident at a press briefing on June 28, saying the shooting at the tourist hotspot was “absolutely unacceptable.”