A New York City Police detective shot a man armed with a box cutter in Brooklyn on Wednesday afternoon, police say. It happened just before 2 p.m. near Utica Avenue and Avenue K in the Flatlands neighborhood.

Officers shot a man wielding a box cutter at the corner of Utica Ave. and Avenue K in Flatlands about 1:50 p.m., police said.

A person was shot by NYPD officers who were apparently trying to break up a fight in Brooklyn Wednesday afternoon, police said, stressing the preliminary nature of the investigation. A report of the shooting at Utica Avenue and Avenue K came in just before 2 p.

NEW YORK - Police were involved in a shooting that unfolded in Brooklyn on Wednesday afternoon, FOX 5 NY has confirmed. The shooting reportedly occurred around 2 p.m. near Utica Avenue and Avenue K in Flatlands. In a post on X, the NYPD said that people should avoid the area as the investigation continues.

An NYPD detective shot a man who they say charged at him with a box cutter in Brooklyn. CBS News New York's Naveen Dhaliwal reports.

A man carrying a box cutter was shot in the chest by police in Brooklyn on Wednesday afternoon. It happened at Utica Ave and Avenue K in the Flatlands section, just before 2 p.m. Two detectives from the 63rd precinct were driving eastbound on Avenue K when they saw two men fighting on the street.