At least one Knoxville Police Department officer shot a man Tuesday afternoon, according to the department. It happened in the 2600 block of Fairview Street just before 1:15 p.m., department officials said.

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.

Knoxville police shot a man who was armed with an axe, the department said in a news release. He is in critical condition.

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

Officers have been put on administrative leave after a shooting in Knoxville, according to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation.