8 People Shot, 2 Stabbed in Times Square Melee
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Eight people were shot and two stabbed when a brawl erupted inside a nightclub above a Times Square arcade, police said. Two others were trampled as people rushed to get out. A man shot in the chest and a woman shot in the stomach were in critical condition. The conditions of the others caught in the melee were not available, but authorities said their injuries were not life-threatening.
The fight broke out about 2:40 a.m. in the club of the Broadway City Arcade on West 42nd Street. Security officers said as many as 350 people were inside at the time.
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