Officers were initially responding to reports of a man with an ax. The Knoxville Police Department said shots were fired after officers encountered the man.

At least one Knoxville Police Department officer shot a man Tuesday, according to the department. It happened on the 2600 block of Fairview Street, department officials said. Officers responded to the area,

A man who was armed with an axe was taken to the hospital after being shot by officers, according to Knoxville Police. The department reported at 1:53 p.m. that an

KPD said at around 4:30 p.m., officers were notified that a man who had been shot multiple times arrived at the Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center.