Danish tourist shot in back in Manhattan

A tourist visiting the city from Denmark was shot in Manhattan early on Sunday.

The NYPD says it happened around 3:30 a.m. on 103rd St. and West End Ave. on the Upper West Side.  The tourist was reportedly walking back to where he was staying after leaving a party.

The 31-year-old man was approached by someone asking for money.  The tourist refused and turned to walk away.

That's when the other man shot him in the back.  A witness said she saw the victim bleeding from the back after the incident.

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EMS took him to Mount Sinai Morningside in stable condition.

The New York City Police Department did not have a description of the suspect.

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