WAUSAU, Wis. (AP) - Authorities have released the name of a Wausau police officer who fatally shot a suspect in a domestic disturbance last weekend.
The Wausau Police Department identifies the officer who shot the suspect as James Martin. Martin became a police officer in January 2015 after working as a Wausau community service officer.
Police also identified the man who was fatally shot as 42-year-old Oswald Mattner.
Authorities say officers responded to a domestic disturbance and were trying to arrest Mattner when he grabbed a knife and was shot Saturday night.
The Wisconsin Department of Justice is investigating the officer-involved shooting.
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