times square shooting

City Room, The New York Times news blog, reports that a plainclothes New York City police sergeant shot a man this morning in Times Square during a crackdown on street vendors selling counterfeit goods.
City Room, quoting authorities, says the shooting occurred at a tourist-packed corner of 46th St. and Broadway.
Update at 1:17 p.m. ET:  The Associated Press says the victim was killed. The Times' City Room blog reports that the suspect had fled as the police officer was investigating the sale of counterfeit CD's. The Times says the officer fired twice, hitting the suspect and also shattering a window.