Man shot in the back inside East Harlem deli

EAST HARLEM, Manhattan (WABC) -- A man was shot in the back inside a deli in East Harlem on Saturday.

It happened at Madison Avenue and East 111th Street after two men got into a dispute around 4:30 p.m.

One of the men pulled out a gun and shot the other in the back.

The 27-year-old victim is in stable condition.

The gunman fled the scene.

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