17-year-old suspect charged with attempted murder in Times Square shooting that injured 3

A 17-year-old accused of opening fire in Times Square over the weekend, wounding three people, is being held on $200,000 bail for attempted murder charges following his arraignment Sunday in Manhattan criminal court.

Jayden Clarke, 17, faces attempted murder charges for the shooting. Clarke is accused of shooting a 19-year-old man in the leg who was his target, along with striking a 65-year-old bystander and an 18-year-old woman.

“All sequences of these events were captured on high-definition surveillance cameras,” said Manhattan prosecutor Sidney Balman at Clarke’s hearing. Prosecutors said the incident began around 1 am inside the Raising Cane’s restaurant on Broadway, where Clarke allegedly exchanged words with a Citibike rider, according to the New York Post.

“While in line to order food, an unknown male inside the restaurant came up to the ordering kiosk and exchanged words with the defendant,” Balman said. “At which the defendant left the restaurant."

“The unknown male and other individuals followed shortly behind. While on 44th Street, the defendant pulled out a firearm, pointed it at the individuals coming out of the restaurant and fired three rounds,” Balman continued. “The defendant hit one male who was part of the group in the restaurant that called him out, as well as other innocent bystanders.”

Clarke allegedly fled west on 44th Street before colliding with an NYPD officer on patrol. The officer recovered a loaded .380-caliber Glock 42 from Clarke’s waistband, with one round still in the chamber.

According to prosecutors, Clarke waived his Miranda rights in the presence of his mother and admitted to firing the shots, saying he intended to hit the first victim. Clarke’s public defender requested bail be set at $10,000 cash or a $50,000 bond, but the judge instead set it at $200,000 and ordered that he wear an electronic monitoring device if released.