Police say an armed man has been shot and critically wounded by police officers in Brooklyn.

It happened shortly before 8 p.m. on Baltic Street in front of the Gowanus Houses.

Police say the suspect was shooting at someone else when two officers came upon the scene and engaged in a gun battle with the suspect.

Police say the suspect was struck and taken to Brooklyn hospital in critical condition. A gun was recovered at the scene.

The two police officers were not injured, but were taken to the hospital for trauma evaluation.

No other information was immediately available.

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(AP)