UPDATED: Police Arrest Man Shot By Officers In May

The has arrested a 49-year-old man who was shot by officers in an incident on Ocean Avenue in May, accusing him of pointing a weapon in an attempt to commit "suicide by cop."

Kevin Kenny, of 1110 Ocean Avenue, is charged with second-degree threatening, first-degree reckless conduct, second-degree breach of peace, misuse of 911, and second-degree falsely reporting an incident.  Deputy Chief Marshall Segar said the warrant of arrest was issued on June 21 but not executed until Kenny had recovered from his injuries. Segar said Kenny was arrested at 10 a.m. and has been arraigned in the and released.

According to an affidavit by Detective William Pero, police received a call on the reporting that a woman at the apartment had been shot and was "lying in the hallway in a pool of blood." The caller said the shooter was still in the building and described him as five feet eleven inches tall, about 175 pounds, pale, wearing a blue jacket, and 35 to 40 years old.

Kenny matched the description and was outside the building when officers arrived. He told police he was the one they were looking for and initially had his hands in the jacket. When Officer Timothy Henderson, a three-year veteran of the department, ordered him to show his hands, Kenny was holding a black handgun. Pero says Kenny pointed the weapon at Henderson and refused to drop it when ordered.

Officer Justin Clachrie, another three-year veteran of the department, drew his weapon upon seeing that Kenny matched the description given to police. He was the first to open fire due to the belief that Kenny would shoot Henderson, and Henderson and Officer John Michaud, a five-year veteran of the department, also opened fire. The affidavit does not say how many shots were fired, how many times Kenny was shot, or where he was shot.

The affidavit states that Kenny apologized and said he was the one who had made the 911 call, and that no one had been shot at the building. He said he had tried to kill himself before, but that he couldn't do it, and that the weapon was a BB gun.

In subsequent interviews, Kenny said he suffers from schizophrenia, obsessive compulsive disorder, extreme nervous disorder, and depression. He said he decided to commit suicide by having police officers shoot him, and bought the BB gun in March of 2011. He said he did not buy any ammunition or carbon dioxide cartridges for the gun because he intended to use it as a prop.

The three officers who shot Kenny have been placed on administrative duties pending the completion of an investigation by the Connecticut State Police and State's Attorney's Office. The shooting was the first instance of officers opening fire on a person since 1999, when a suspect was shot and killed.

Kenny was released on a promise to appear at his next court date on July 17 and to continue taking his medications and cooperating with .