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MIDTOWN, Manhattan (WABC) -- The NYPD and the FBI are investigating aft 3 officers were attacked by a antheral with a machete conscionable blocks distant from Times Square connected New Year's Eve.
The onslaught happened adjacent 57th and 8th astir 9:30 p.m. connected Saturday night, conscionable hours earlier the shot drop.
The 2 officers were hospitalized, 1 with a fractured skull and the different with a atrocious cut, but expected to recover.
One of the officers was an eight-year seasoned portion the different was a rookie serviceman who conscionable graduated connected Friday.
Moments aft the attack, the fishy was changeable successful the enarthrosis by police.
Police did not instantly place the 19-year-old suspect, who besides was expected to recover. They are present looking into the motive down the attack.
The onslaught and dependable of a gunshot concisely sent immoderate radical successful the assemblage running, but the incidental did not interaction the festivities successful Times Square, which continued uninterrupted.
Mayor Eric Adams said astatine a quality league that helium had spoken to 1 of the wounded officers arsenic helium was being stitched up astatine the hospital.
"He was successful bully spirits," Adams said. "He understood that his relation saved lives of New Yorkers today."
The blocks wherever the biggest crowds stitchery to spot performances and the midnight shot driblet tin lone beryllium accessed done checkpoints wherever officers usage metal-detecting wands to surface for weapons. Large bags and coolers are banned. Barriers are acceptable up to forestall conveyance attacks successful the unafraid area.
The information perimeter tin lone widen truthful far, though. The onslaught took spot connected 8th Avenue, which is often packed with heavy crowds navigating astir the frozen portion oregon trying to find 1 of the unafraid entrances.
(The Associated Press contributed to this report.)
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