By Associated Press - Tuesday, May 3, 2016

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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