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Brooklyn noise complaint triggers police shooting

The Associated Press

NEW YORK- A man was shot by police Monday night after a scuffle ensued when officers asked a large group at a cookout to turn down a loud radio, authorities said.

Officers responding to a noise complaint around 7:40 p.m. in Brooklyn repeatedly asked the group to lower the blasting music, police said. One man struggled with officers and resisted arrest, police said.

During the scuffle, another man wielding a metal scooter smacked an officer on the head from behind, and the officer’s partner shot him, police said.

Two officers suffered head injuries in the melee and were taken to a hospital. Two men were arrested, and one was taken to a hospital.

The conditions of the injured weren’t immediately disclosed.