The shooting happened on 27 W. 20th Street in the Flatiron District shortly before 9:30 p.m. Sunday.
When officers arrived they discovered a man with a gunshot wound to his back. He was taken to Bellevue Hospital.
Two suspects fled the scene. A person of interest was taken into custody.
No arrests have been made.
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