DE PERE (NBC 26) — The Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) has released the names of those involved in the death of a man shot by officers at the Perkofski Boat Launch in De Pere in July .
The incident took place on July 26 at the Perkofski Boat Launch, near the Brown County Fairgrounds. Officers were responding to reports of an individual armed with a rifle, according to officials.
The man who was shot and killed has now been identified by the DOJ as 44-year-old Scott H. McDonald.
Investigators say officers from De Pere, Ashwaubenon, and Brown County attempted to negotiate with McDonald, but he "produced" a rifle shortly after negotiations began. The officers then opened fire on the subject, according to the DOJ.
The DOJ says officers immediately rendered aid, but McDonald was pro