Boston police said officers shot a naked man who was wielding a knife following a report of a break-in at a business in the city's Beacon Hill neighborhood.

It happened just before 6 a.m. Wednesday on Mount Vernon Street.

Boston Police Superintendent Paul McLaughlin said police first received a report of a breaking and entering in progress. When they arrived, officers found a man with a large knife in a back alley.

McLaughlin said three officers attempted to subdue the man, who was described as "unclothed," with their electronic stun guns but were unsuccessful.

That is when McLaughlin said officers fired their guns multiple times at the suspect. McLaughlin said it is too early to say how many shots were fired.

Officers provided aid to the man, and he was taken to an area hospital with

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