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Motorcycle backfiring sparks "shooter" panic in New York's Times Square

Name: Motorcycle backfiring sparks "shooter" panic in New York's Times Square
Uploaded: 2019-08-07T10:43:04-0400
Duration: 1 min 23 s
Description: Times Square was packed with thousands of people Tuesday night when a loud backfire from a motorcycle sent the crowd running in panic, believing they heard gunshots. CBS New York's Jenna DeAngelis reports.

Times Square was packed with thousands of people Tuesday night when a loud backfire from a motorcycle sent the crowd running in panic, believing they heard gunshots. CBS New York's Jenna DeAngelis reports.