A man was shot and critically wounded after he swung a metal chain at a police officer in Manhattan.

Police say officers had responded to a report of a man swinging a 4-foot-long chain at pedestrians on Third Avenue and East 102nd Street at about 7:45 p.m. Tuesday.

An officer ordered the suspect to put down the chain, but police say the man refused and took a swing at the officer, who shot him once in the stomach. When the man then got up and came at the officer again, he was sprayed twice with pepper spray and finally restrained by other officers.

The suspect was taken to St. Luke’s Hospital in Manhattan in critical condition. He had no identification with him and his identity is not known.

(AP)