Indianapolis police shot and critically wounded a male pointing a weapon at other people and threatening to shoot them Thursday afternoon.

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Officers were sent to the scene on the city's north side on a report of a person armed with a weapon, Officer William Young of the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department said in an impromptu news conference.

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Police in Indiana have reportedly shot and critically wounded a suspect who pointed a gun at people and threatened to shoot them.

The male was "pointing a firearm at people (and) threatening to shoot them," Young said. The situation then escalated into the police shooting.

The suspect was taken to a hospital, where he was listed in critical condition.

The police department said on X, formerly Twitter, that no officers were injured.

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No additional information was immediately available.