Four wounded at Brooklyn train station as police shoot knife-wielding man

Four people were wounded at a Brooklyn train station Sunday when police officers shot at a man threatening them with a knife, authorities said. The people hit by police gunfire included the man with the blade, one of the officers and two innocent bystanders.

The bloody confrontation began when two officers confronted a man who entered the station without paying his fare, officials said.

One of the bystanders, a 49-year-old man, was hospitalized in critical condition. The man suspected of evading his fare, 37, was shot several times but was in stable condition. A 26-year-old woman suffered a graze wound.

The wounded police officer had a bullet enter his torso under his armpit and lodge in his back but was also expected to recover.

Interim Police Commissioner Thomas Donlan, on only his third day on the job after being appointed last week, promised a thorough investigation into the shooting.

"But right now, we are grateful that our officer will be OK, he told reporters.

The shooting