PLAINVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut authorities say a Plainville police officer has shot and wounded a man who came after officers with a hammer on a city street.
Police were called to Woodford Avenue early Friday morning on a report of a man breaking car windows with a hammer. Connecticut State Police say the man refused to drop the hammer and was shot when he moved toward an officer "in a threatening manner."
Police say the man was conscious after the shooting and was taken to Hartford Hospital for treatment of the wound, which was not considered life-threatening. His name and that of the officer who shot him were not immediately released.
State Police have taken over the investigation since the shooting involved an officer.