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.

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.

NEW YORK - A man is in critical condition after being shot by police in Brooklyn on Monday afternoon. Authorities say the man was armed with a box cutter and ignored repeated warnings to drop the weapon before advancing toward officers, forcing them to open fire.