Investigators say the bullet wasn't meant for him.
Law enforcement sources with knowledge of the investigation told NBC New York that he was with his wife, his sister and his brother-in-law when he was struck by a bullet that came from a fight between two men.
A family member plucked the bullet out of the victim’s back and gave it to an officer, police said. No one else was hurt in the shooting.
Police on Monday released images of a man they're searching for in connection to the shooting. They say the person was last seen fleeing the scene eastbound on 45th Street toward 6th Avenue.