Overview

• Officers responding to a 911 call for an armed man near Ocean and Church avenues shot the suspect after he refused to drop his weapon.
• The 22-year-old was struck by gunfire, taken into custody and transported to a local hospital in critical condition.
• A firearm was recovered at the scene, confirming police accounts that the suspect was armed.
• No officers were injured during the confrontation, which unfolded shortly after 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.
• The NYPD’s Internal Affairs Bureau has opened an investigation into the use of force as part of broader reviews of recent police shootings in Brooklyn.