SAN JOSE >> A police officer shot and wounded a man during a response to a family disturbance report south of downtown Sunday evening, authorities said.

The injured man was taken to a hospital, where he remained in critical but stable condition Monday afternoon, San Jose Police Chief Paul Joseph said at a press conference Monday afternoon.

Officers were called around 7:45 p.m. Sunday to the 60 block of Sutter Street, off South First Street, in the city’s Washington-Guadalupe neighborhood for a report of a family disturbance at a home.

Before the 911 call, the suspect had “assaulted and terrorized his own family,” Joseph said. The suspect, identified as 44-year-old Heraclio Mejia, 44 threatened violence against his wife, injured a family member who attempted to de-escalate the situation with a knife, then assaulted a police officer, Joseph said.

In the 911 call, the victim said that her intoxicated husband was throwing dishes at her and reported that he had a history of domestic violence, Joseph said. She locked herself and her four children in a bedroom to stay away from him, the chief added.

While she hid with her children, the woman reported that Mejia had attempted to open the bedroom door with an unknown object, police said. Arriving police officers found a family member outside the house who they say tried to stop the attack. Officers escorted remaining family members from the residence, before entering and finding the suspect hiding beneath a pile of clothes in a bedroom allegedly armed with a knife, Joseph said.

Following repeated orders to drop the knife, officers began to leave the room when the suspect lunged at them with the knife, Joseph said. One officer discharged their taser, but the suspect blocked it with a blanked, police said. When the suspect continued to advance on officers, another officer discharged a firearm, Joseph said.

The suspect then barricaded himself in the room for three hours while officers evacuated remaining residences and attempted negotiations, Joseph said.

Around 11:50 p.m., Mejia was taken into custody and transported to a hospital.

“Domestic violence can, in an instance, escalate to a life-threatening encounter for survivors and family members,” Joseph said. “It is among the most perilous situations officers respond to.”

The officers who responded to the call were CIT trained and activated their body-worn cameras, Joseph said. The chief did not identify the officer who shot Mejia but said the officer is a six-year veteran of SJPD.

Joseph said there was a criminal protective order keeping Mejia from the victim. He added that it is not yet clear why Mejia was present Sunday night. Mejia has been involved in prior domestic violence incidents, Joseph said.

Sutter Street was cordoned off for a city block in the aftermath of the shooting, but police had cleared the scene by the morning.

The shooting marked the fifth involving San Jose officers this year, one of which was fatal.