Knoxville police shot a man who was armed with an axe, the department said in a news release. The man was identified as Christopher Arons, 52, of Knoxville, and as of Nov. 13 is hospitalized in critical but stable condition.

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.

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 today who was armed with an axe, the department said in a news release. Police said they were called to the 2600 block of Fairview Street on the city's northeast side because the man had an axe. "Shots were fired after officers encountered the man," police wrote. The man was taken to the hospital.

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

Police are investigating after a man with multiple gunshot wounds was dropped off at a Knoxville hospital on Sunday.

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

A man was shot in the leg during a robbery at a Knoxville Airbnb. He was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries; the suspects fled the scene.