It happened in the 2600 block of Fairview Street just before 1:15 p.m., department officials said. Officers responded to the area, KPD said, after hearing about a man armed with an axe who was reportedly drunk and had smashed the window of a car parked on the road.

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

Knoxville police shot a man who was armed with an axe, the department said in a news release. He is in critical condition. Police said they were called for a domestic disturbance to the 2600 block of Fairview Street on the city's northeast side just before 1:15 p.

An axe-wielding man was shot by Knoxville police and hospitalized; the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is probing the incident.

A man, who was armed with an ax, was taken to the hospital after being shot by officers, according to Knoxville Police.

Knoxville Police officers responded to a shooting at a home used as an Airbnb rental just outside of the Belle Morris neighborhood early Tuesday morning.

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 circumstances leading up to the shooting are being investigated by the agents with Tennessee Bureau of Investigation at the request of Knox County District Attorney General Charme Allen.