A man reportedly carrying two knives was shot in a police response Sunday afternoon near 20th and Dearborn in the Central District just west of Judkins Park.

Police reported a subject approaching an officer in the area of 20th and Dearborn just after 1:45 PM and then reported shots fired and a man down at the scene.

Police cordoned of the area and have summoned a union representative to East Precinct, a move typically part of the procedure around officer-involved shootings.

Officer involved shooting in 1900 blk of Dearborn. Suspect taken to Harborview & is in critical condition. No officers hurt. More to follow. — Seattle Police Dept. (@SeattlePD) June 19, 2016

Police were called to the scene minutes earlier to a report of a suicidal male armed with a knife.

UPDATE 5:10 PM: SPD has posted a preliminary report on the shooting:

Earlier this afternoon at around 1:44 p.m., East Precinct patrol officers responded to the 1900 block of S Dearborn to a report of a suicidal man chasing his partner with a kitchen chopping knife out in front of their home. Officers arrived just three minutes later and contacted the victim. The suspect was no longer there. While officers were speaking to the victim, the suspect returned, armed with two kitchen knives, and confronted the officers. One officer shot the suspect, wounding him. Officers immediately began life saving efforts and called for Seattle Fire medics. Seattle Fire Medics responded and transported the suspect to Harborview Medical Center, where he is in critical condition and undergoing surgery. As per SPD policy, designed in collaboration with the Department of Justice, detectives from the Force Investigation Team and Crime Scene Investigators are on-scene with representatives from the Office of Professional Accountability to collect evidence and review the incident. Per department policy, the officer involved in the shooting will be placed on paid administrative leave during the investigation. This is a developing incident and we will update this post with additional information as it becomes available. This information is preliminary and subject to change as the investigation proceeds.

A witness tells CHS she heard four quick shots and came outside to see a neighbor down in the street with police in the area. The woman also said she saw a knife lying in the street.

Neighbors told CHS they heard four shots.

Seattle Fire reports an adult male male with life threatening injuries from gunshot wounds was taken to Harborview from the scene.

Neighbors said the man who was shot and his partner had been a quiet part of the street. “They are friendly,” one woman said about the men. “They know everybody. They are really friendly to the whole neighborhood.”

UPDATE 6/20/2016: SPD has released 911 audio (mp3) and dash video of the shooting:

Police also have released photos of the knives the man was reported to have been carrying at the time of the shooting:

