Wausau police: Man shot by officer wielded knife

[discocrisco01]

Source: Wausau Daily Herald

WAUSAU - A Wausau police officer Saturday night shot and killed a man who was wielding a knife, according to Wausau Police Patrol Capt. Matt Barnes in a Sunday morning press conference.

Barnes told reporters that police responded to a domestic incident at an apartment building around 9:35 p.m. Saturday. Barnes said police found probable cause to arrest a man, who was not initially found at his residence, and officers started to search for him in the area around the building.

They found him outside, and Barnes said he entered a building at 725 Gilbert St. around 10:20 p.m. The officer tried to arrest the suspect but he grabbed a knife, Barnes said. The officer shot and killed the suspect, who was dead at the scene. Barnes said the officer fired more than one shot.

The state Department of Justice will release any further information on the

Read more: http://www.wausaudailyherald.com/story/news/2016/05/01/reports-one-dead-wausau-police-shooting/83787170/

[forest444]

1. Maybe. But it's their word against camera footage.

Which I take it won't be showing up anytime soon.

[Akicita]

2. Why? Is Wassau part of Chicago?

[forest444]

5. It could happen anywhere.

It's good to see that it would be very unlikely to happen in Wausau. Not too surprised, since I've always heard very good things about that city.

[Akicita]

3. "Barnes said the department does not pay attention to ethnicity. "He's a person, and that's how we

see him," Barnes told reporters. "We don't care where you came from or the color of your skin."

I wish all police departments had this attitude. Good for them.

[christx30]

4. Reminds me of the bumpersticker:

"I'm not racist. I hate everyone."

[cyndensco]

6. Reminds me of the statement:

"I don't see color."

I do not believe either.

[Akicita]

7. Well, we can reject those kind of statements forever as lies and nothing will change or we can

accept them at face value, hold them to it, and work to make that attitude the norm everywhere. Their attitude should be the standard and we should not be rejecting it out of hand as a lie but rather embracing and supporting it.