A man suspected of shooting three people in New York's Times Square, including a four-year-old girl, has been arrested in Florida, according to a law enforcement official briefed on the matter.
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Farrakhan Muhammad was taken into custody near Jacksonville, the official said, four days after the shooting on Saturday that rattled the Big Apple tourist haven known as the "Crossroads of the World".
The official was not authorised to speak publicly about the case and did so on the condition of anonymity.
New York City police scheduled a press conference for later on Wednesday.
Muhammad was listed on Wednesday in an inmate database for the Bradford County, Florida sheriff's office.
Information on a lawyer who could speak on his behalf was not immediately available.
Muhammad is suspected of wounding three people with stray bullets during a dispute in Times Square at about 5pm on Saturday.
Wendy Magrinat, a 23-year-old tourist visiting from Rhode Island, was shot in the leg.
A 43-year-old woman from New Jersey was shot in the foot.
The four-year-old girl, from Brooklyn, was also shot in the leg.
Police released videos and photos of Muhammad and asked the public for help tracking him down.
His family made a public plea for him to turn himself in.
Australian Associated Press
