NYPD officers recovered a loaded firearm from a man in the Times Square shooting crowd on June 13, 2026, during celebrations of the New York Knicks championship win. The man was carrying the weapon in his waistband while thousands gathered in New York, NY.
The recovery put a hard edge on a celebration built around the Knicks’ first NBA championship since 1973. Jalen Brunson was among the players tied to that title run, and the team finished the 2025-26 season as the NBA Champions after beating the San Antonio Spurs 4-1.
Times Square and NYPD
NYPD officers tracked down the armed man in Times Square while the crowd was still gathered for the championship celebration. The firearm was loaded, and it was concealed rather than carried in the open, which made the recovery depend on finding one person inside a dense public crowd.
That sequence is what makes the incident more than a routine police stop. The celebration of the Knicks’ championship in a crowded public space was complicated by the recovery of a loaded firearm in the same crowd, with thousands of people still in the area.
Jalen Brunson and the Knicks
The Knicks’ title carried the weight of a 53-year wait, and the team’s win over the San Antonio Spurs ended the drought that began after 1973. Jalen Brunson’s name is now tied to that finish, which is why the celebration drew such a large crowd into Times Square in the first place.
Dolan said, "'I had this idea that maybe you should give up sex for the next 10 weeks,'" before making it clear this was more than an idea. His remark came as the Knicks were being celebrated as the 2026 NBA Champions.
City Hall in New York
The next public step is a City Hall ceremony in New York, where the Knicks will be honored and keys to the city will be awarded. For fans who were in Times Square, the event now sits against a different backdrop: a title celebration that also produced a loaded gun recovery.
What remains important is the police sequence inside the crowd. NYPD officers located one armed man among thousands of celebrants, and the question left by the incident is how that recovery was made in real time.
