NYPD officers in Brooklyn fatally shot a man who pointed a gun at them as they responded Thursday to a reported break-in, police said.
Arriving officers encountered the unidentified victim on the second floor of the building on Lewis Ave. between Hancock and Jefferson Avenues, said cops.
When the man pointed a gun, two officers fired multiple shots at him, said police.
The man was taken to Woodhull Hospital, where he died at 1:55 p.m., said cops.
The officers were not injured. A gun belonging to the victim was recovered at the scene, said police.
The incident remained under investigation on Thursday afternoon.