Police in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, shot a man behind a shopping center on the eastern side of the city Thursday afternoon, the department said in a brief news release.
The man was taken to UNC Health Nash and then airlifted to ECU Health Medical Center in Greenville, according to police.
The shooting happened at 1:44 p.m. behind the Oakwood Shopping Center on Eastern Avenue, police said. Officers were investigating a stolen vehicle case.
The two officers involved were not injured, police said.
The Rocky Mount Police Department said it has asked the State Bureau of Investigation to investigate the shooting, standard protocol in police shootings.
The police department gave few details on the shooting, but said it would release more information.