New York City police officers shot a gunman who was involved in a shootout in Brooklyn on Tuesday, authorities say.

Police shot a man armed with a gun outside on a Brooklyn street Tuesday evening, police said. Police received a 911 call for a man armed with a gun near 533 Ocean Avenue. Authorities say a 22-year-old man was ordered to drop his weapon and did not comply.

NYPD officers shot and wounded a man Tuesday evening in Brooklyn shortly after he had allegedly been involved in a gunfight with an assailant who fled, a department assistant chief said. About 7:30 p.