Man shot in back by pellet gun in Midtown: police

MIDTOWN - The NYPD is searching for multiple suspects after a man was shot in the back by a pellet gun in Midtown Monday morning. 

It happened at 8:15 a.m. on 35th and 5th Avenue. 

The 47-year-old man was then punched and kicked, police said.

He was taken to Bellevue Hospital in stable condition.

The three suspects then fled the scene on Citi Bikes.