RICHMOND, Va. -- Richmond Police shot a man with a knife after a 9-1-1 call brought officers to a Church Hill apartment, according to Richmond Police Chief Rick Edwards.
The incident was reported just before 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.
"Officers were called to the 2900 block of East Broad Street for the report of an armed mental party who had threatened someone with a knife. Officers arrived and made contact with the adult male who was in an apartment. Officers attempted to have the man leave the structure but he refused," a Richmond Police spokesperson wrote in an email about the shooting. "Officers heard a woman shouting in the apartment and asked her to leave the apartment. She responded she could not leave. After further shouting, officers, fearing for her safety, entered the unlocked apartment. There, an RPD officer fired his service weapon, striking the suspect."
That man, whose name has not yet been released, suffered a life-threatening injury, according to police.
His condition at the hospital has not yet been made public.
"An edged weapon was recovered at the scene," police said. "The female and the officers were not injured."
As the investigation continues, Edwards told CBS 6 that the officer who fired his gun was placed on administrative leave, which follows the department's policy.
Anyone with information was asked to call Major Crimes Detective Young at 804-646-3926 or Crime Stoppers at 804-780-1000.
This is a developing story. Email the CBS 6 Newsroom if you have information to share.
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