The suspect in a shooting at Times Square earlier this month that left three people injured has been charged with attempted murder.

In an update on Friday shared with The Hill, the New York Police Department (NYPD) said that 31-year-old Farrakhan Muhammad faces nearly a dozen charges in connection with the shooting.

Muhammad is accused of injuring a 4-year-old girl, a 23-year old woman and a 44-year-old woman in the May 8 incident. Police said at the time that the victims were not the intended target.

In addition to attempted murder, he is also charged with three counts of assault, three counts of reckless endangerment and four counts of criminal use of a firearm.

NYPD and U.S. Marshals first announced on May 12 that Muhammad was apprehended at a McDonalds in Starke, Fla.

Chief of Detectives James Essig said in a news conference at the time Muhammad was with a woman believed to be his girlfriend, and was taken into custody without incident.

Essig said he was first spotted in Fayetteville, N.C., indicating that he was traveling South. Muhammad was arrested without incident in Florida. 

Authorities further said that Muhammad was identified by his brother, who told officers that he was the intended target of the shooting.

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