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The Wisconsin Department of Justice is investigating an officer-involved shooting involving the Sheboygan Police Department.

FAMILY MEMBERS -- THISAFTERNOON..

IDENTIFYING THEMAN..

WHO WAS SHOT AND KILLEDBY POLICE THIS MORNING BY APOLICE -- AFTER OFFICERS SAYHE REFUSED TO DROP A WEAPON.NEW DEVELOPMENTS..

IN THISCASE -- AS INVESTIGATORSRELEASE MORE DETAILSSURROUNDING WHAT LED UP TOTHIS MAN'S DEATH...MARY JO OLAJOINS US LIVE FROMSHEBOYGAN... FROM THE SCENEWHERE EVERYTHING UNFOLDED.WE ARE ON 15TH STREET...BETWEEN ILLINOIS AND INDIANA AVE...THIS IS THE AREA INVESTIGATORSCLOSED OFF FOR SEVERAL HOURSFOLLOWING THAT DEADLY POLICESHOOTING.YOU CAN SEE WHERE AMEMORIAL TO THE MAN KILLEDTHIS MORNING IS STARTING TOGROW.RELATIVES IDENTIFIED THE MAN... AS 32-YEAR-OLD KEVANRUFFINTHEY SAY HE LOVED HISFAMILY AND MUSIC.SHEBOYGANPOLICE HAVE NOT RELEASED THEMAN'S NAME.BUT THEY SAYSHORTLY BEFORE 6 A-M...THEYGOT A 911 CALL...ABOUT A MANARMED WITH 2 KNIVES RUNNING ATA FEMALE NEAR 15TH AND INDIANA.THEY SAY WHEN THE OFFICERTRIED TO ENGAGE THE MAN INCONVERSATION...THE MAN CHARGEDAT HIM.POLICE SAY THE OFFICERTRIED TO DEPLOY HIS TASER ASHE ORDERED THE MAN TOSTOP...WHEN THE MAN DID NOTCOMPLY....THE OFFICER SHOT HIM.KEVAN'S FAMILY TOLD ME POLICESHOULD HAVE DE-ESCALATED THESITUATION BEFORE SHOOTING HIM."They have information on allof his family.

They have arelationship with him theycould've contacted somebodyand said hey could you come tothe scene and try to talk him."I understand the impact andthe trauma these events causeon the community.

I'm hopefulthat we can be patient andwork through it together.

Iunderstand that there's lotsof questions yet to beanswered."POLICE SAY A FEMALE WAS TAKENTO A HOSPITAL WHERE SHE WASTREATED AND RELEASED.THEOFFICER INVOLVED HAS NOT BEENIDENTIFIED...BUT WE'RE TOLDHE'S BEEN WITH SHEBOYGANPOLICE FOR 2.5 YEARS.

THATOFFICER IS NOW ONADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE.SHEBOYGANPOLICE OFFICERS WEAR BODYCAMERAS BUT IT'S UNCLEAR IFTHEY WERE ON DURING THESHOOTING.

THE STATE'SDEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE ISINVESTIGATING.MJO TMJ4 NEWS.