The NYPD said a 32-year-old man holding a kitchen knife was shot inside the stairwell of a Bronx apartment building by officers responding to a 911 call for an attempted robbery.

A man shot by police officers while allegedly wielding a knife in the Bronx on Sunday had initially called 911 to report a robbery in progress, according to the NYPD. Police received a call about a person trying to steal an air conditioner from an apartment building on East

A 32-year-old man was shot by an NYPD officer in the Bronx Sunday evening, according to the NYPD. The shooting happened around 5:38 p.m. at 335 East 148th Street. Police say the man approached officers with a knife.

A rally was held in the Bronx on Monday night to remember a 14-year-old who was fatally stabbed while walking to school last week. FOX 5 NY’s Duarte Geraldino has the latest from Williamsbridge where classmates of the victim are demanding justice for their fallen friend.

According to records from the Bronx District Attorney's Office, the defendant has been charged at least five times in 10 years.