Man shot in the back in Manhattan

FLATIRON, Manhattan – Police are searching for two shooting suspects after a man was shot in the back in Manhattan.

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 also taken into custody.