Panic in Times Square as Motorcycle Backfire Sends Crowds Running
Video showed crowds of people running away from the sound, with some people running toward West 47th Street and Seventh Avenue
People walking in Times Square were sent into a widespread panic Tuesday night after what sounded like multiple gunshots rang out in the crowded tourist destination — only later to be ruled as motorcycle backfire, police said.
The loud sounds were heard at the Crossroads of the World sometime around 9:30 p.m., with mutliple backfires on the road near Eighth Avenue and West 42nd Street, according to the NYPD.
Crowds of people unaware of what was going on took off away from the sound, with some people running toward West 47th Street and Seventh Avenue, police said. Video from above showed groups running in the street — many assumingly not knowing what they were running from, others running from the sound similar to gunfire.
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https://twitter.com/BNONews/status/1158929032441925632See it, the crowds got spooked.
