Man Shot by Cop in Bronx: Police

Police say a man was shot in the arm by a police officer in the Bronx Monday evening.

It's not clear what prompted the officer to shoot the man near East 145th Street and College Avenue at about 6 p.m. 

The man was taken to the hospital in stable condition. 

A gun was recovered from the scene. 

Witnesses said police may have been responding to some sort of altercation that started at a basketball court in Patterson Playground. 

Authorities were also investigating a deadly police-involved shooting in Brooklyn Monday night. 

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