Police officers shot and injured an East Jerusalem man who pointed a pistol at them during a chase a short while ago, police say in a statement.
Police say cops demanded that a driver stop after suspecting he had illegal weapons, but he refused and tried to escape.
At one point, near the Palestinian neighborhood of Silwan, the suspect exited the car and fled on foot. The officers chased him and initiated an arrest protocol during which they fired shots in the air.
The suspect then allegedly turned toward the cops, brandishing the pistol, and the police officers shot him.
Police say the 28-year-old man has been taken to a hospital in serious condition.
The incident is criminal in nature, not terror-related, the pistol has been seized and the circumstances are being probed, the statement adds.
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