A security guard shot a man who allegedly was attempting to stab a woman Monday night in Brooklyn Park, police said.

The guard told officers who arrived on the 5800 block of 73rd Avenue N. about 11:40 p.m. that a man had tried to stab a woman with a knife and that he then shot the man, police said.

The man who was shot was taken to a hospital. His condition was not immediately known.

No other details were immediately available.