Police shot and killed a man who they say was armed with a gun in Brooklyn on early Sunday morning.

Two NYPD officers and a sergeant were patrolling near East 52nd Street and Church Avenue around 1 a.m. when they noticed a man pointing a firearm at another man.

Police say they got out of their vehicle and ordered the man to drop his weapon, but he refused and attempted to flee the scene.

Officers managed to temporarily subdue the man with a taser, but he got back up, still with the gun in hand.

The officers gave further warnings to the suspect to drop the gun before shooting him, according to NYPD Chief of Department Jeffrey Maddrey.

First responders transported the victim to Kings County Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.