Man shot in head on Chelsea street clinging to life

A man was clinging to life after he was shot in the head in Lower Manhattan on Sunday, police said.

The 44-year-old victim standing on W. 17th St. near Ninth Ave. in Chelsea when gunfire erupted around 9:35 p.m., cops said.

Medics rushed him to Bellevue Hospital in critical condition.

There were no immediate arrests as police worked to track down the shooter.