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Police search for 15-year-old who they say shot a tourist in Times Square and fired at an officer

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City police are looking for a 15-year-old who they say shot a Brazilian tourist in the leg inside a Times Square sporting goods store, then fired at police as he ran away. The 37-year-old woman shot Thursday evening is expected to survive. Police said a security guard confronted the teen and two others who were shoplifting. The shooter pulled out a .45 caliber handgun and fired. As he fled, police say he fired twice at an officer giving chase before escaping into a subway station. Police said Friday that the suspect is a resident of a migrant shelter in Manhattan who arrived from Venezuela late last year.

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