The NYPD says a man was shot in the leg after he fired a gun toward police in Brooklyn.

Police say the suspect exited a car with a gun in his hand where a large crowd was gathered Friday night.

Three plainclothes detectives on patrol identified themselves as police and ordered �don�t move.�

Authorities say the man turned toward them and fired his weapon. During an exchange of fire with the officers, the suspect fled and was apprehended a block away.

The suspect suffered a gunshot wound to his left leg and was taken to a hospital in stable condition. The officers were not injured.

The suspect�s firearm was recovered.

Kowon Davis, 44, of Bronx, was charged with criminal possession of a weapon and menacing a police officer.

(AP)