Police say they shot a 24-year-old Bronx man in the arm Wednesday night after he refused to drop a weapon, but the man was not critically injured.
Officers were called to 2385 3rd Avenue in Mott Haven around 10:15 p.m. to address a domestic dispute between a boyfriend and girlfriend, officials said.
When they arrived, they found the man holding a large machete, and gave multiple commands for him to drop the weapon, according to police. When he refused, the officers tried to subdue him with a taser, but that didn’t work. One of the officers then shot the man in the left arm, according the the NYPD.
Police said they immediately rendered aid and applied a tourniquet to the man’s arm. He was taken to Lincoln Hospital in stable condition, and the machete was recovered at the scene.
The officers were also taken to a local hospital for evaluation, and the NYPD’s force investigations division is looking into the incident.
The injured man was not immediately identified.
This is a developing story based on preliminary police information and may be updated.