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State officials are investigating after a police officer in Superior, Wis., fatally shot a person on Tuesday night.

The Wisconsin Department of Justice said the officer approached a wanted person on the 1700 block of Oakes Avenue in Superior just before 10 p.m. Another person who was at the scene reportedly attempted to flee when the officer approached. 

According to the account from state officials, that person and the officer got into a physical altercation. During the altercation, the officer fired their gun, striking the other person. That person died at the scene. Their name has not been released.

The police officer was also injured, and was taken to a local hospital in stable condition.

In a statement, a spokesperson for the Superior Police Department said officers and sheriff’s deputies remained on the scene early Wednesday morning, as the incident remains under investigation. 

The Wisconsin Department of Justice said a firearm was recovered from the scene. The officer involved was wearing a body-worn camera and is on standard administrative leave.

The department’s Division of Criminal Investigation will investigate the shooting, with assistance from the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office.

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