Authorities have released the name of a man shot by Bessemer police.

Alabama Law Enforcement Agency officials identified the wounded man as Devon Vashaad Thomas. He is 27 and lives in Bessemer.

The shooting happened shortly before 8 p.m. Tuesday in the 500 block of Fourth Avenue Norh.

Authorities said officers were responding to a call of a car break-in.

ALEA Trooper Sgt. Jeremy Burkett on Wednesday night said when officers arrived on the scene, Thomas fled and brandished a gun.

Thomas was then struck by police gunfire. He was taken to UAB Hospital in stable condition.

Burkett said the investigation is ongoing by SBI agents. Once complete, the findings will be turned over to the Jefferson County Bessemer Cutoff District Attorney’s Office.