Here's the video from last week, when a group of motorcyclists, stopped at a traffic light, revved their engines when it turned green- which made a few of the bikes backfire. The sound - which sounded to many like gunshots, created a mass panic.
The backfires were not intentional - and police say no laws were broken. Here's the story as reported by TMZ.
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The group of bikers who triggered massive panic in Times Square will NOT face criminal charges ... because cops decided there was no crime.
Law enforcement sources tell TMZ ... authorities reviewed surveillance footage from last week's chaotic scene. They determined the group of bikers obeyed all traffic laws and didn't intentionally try to make it sound like there was an active shooter ... so, no reckless endangerment charges for causing the mass panic.
We're told surveillance video showed the bikers riding on 42nd Street when the group stopped at a red light. When the light turned green, they throttled up, and that's when a couple bikes backfired.
We're told footage shows only a handful of people initially ran for cover, before full-on panic set in. Understandable, given the uneasiness following therecent mass shootings.
As we reported ... hundreds fled in all directions,triggering a stampedewhile seeking safe haven. About a dozen people suffered non-life-threatening injuries.
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It;s a crazy world...
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