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Gunman In Hell's Kitchen Shoots Man In The Back Early Thursday: NYPD

A man was found with a gunshot wound in the back at just after 6 a.m. on Thursday, police said.

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The man was rushed to the hospital in stable condition, officials said.
The man was rushed to the hospital in stable condition, officials said. (Peter Senzamici/Patch)

HELL'S KITCHEN, NY — A gunman is still on the run after a man was shot in the back in an early morning shooting in Hell's Kitchen, police said.

At about 6:15 a.m. on Thursday, an unknown man dressed in all black shot a 32-year-old man in the back on West 52nd Street near 11th Avenue, according to officials.

First responders rushed the wounded man to Mount Sinai Morningside in stable condition, police said.

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According to a NYPD spokesperson, the gunman fled on foot northbound on 11th Avenue.

Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).

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