Toledo police have identified the officer who fatally shot a West Toledo man during a domestic dispute Monday night.

The man, identified as Shane Marsh, encountered Officer Jonathan Curtis with a knife, according to Chief George Kral.

Officer Curtis, a five-year veteran, fired one shot from his department issued handgun to “defend himself and others who were at 1735 Berkshire Place,” the chief said.

Mr. Marsh, 44, was pronounced dead at the scene at approximately 8:40 p.m., officials said. Mr. Marsh was shot once in the left thigh, according to Lucas County Deputy Coroner Dr. Manseesha Pandey. 

The cause of death is gunshot wound to the left thigh, she said. 

According to a Tuesday statement from the department, officers are still conducting witness interviews, and further information regarding the suspect’s actions prior to the shooting will be released as the investigation continues.

“Based on information I received from detectives, it appears Officer Curtis acted within departmental policies and within the law,” Chief Kral said Tuesday during a press conference.

Police initially responded to the residence at roughly 5:30 p.m. after neighbors called for the man who was reportedly intoxicated and “out of control,” according to a 911 call, which was provided Tuesday to The Blade. When officers arrived, the suspect had already left.

Police were called back to the residence just after 8 p.m. Monday for a man assaulting a woman inside the home. Neighbors called 911 and reported hearing the woman screaming for help, the police department reported.

“I can see it happening through the window and I can hear her screaming clear across the street,” a woman told the dispatcher. 

Investigators said the two were living together as man and wife for the past 10 years, though they were not legally married. There were no children in the home.

Police did not release details on the incident, but said the woman was not taken to the hospital.

The fatal shooting occurred in the living room of the home at approximately 8:20 p.m.

An officer called out “shots” over the police scanner.

A second officer, Bryan Staup, was at the back of the residence when the shooting occurred, according to Chief Kral. Officer Staup has been employed with the department since February 2015. 

Officer Staup responded to both incidents at the home, and Officer Curtis only responded to the later call, police said. 

“We take these incidents very seriously. We have a trained officer involved shooting team that is walking through the house right now,” Sgt. Kevan Toney, a police spokesman, said Monday night. 

Investigators remained on scene late Monday, continuing to determine what happened, the spokesman said.

A neighbor, Mary Riddle, said she called police at 8:04 p.m. regarding the domestic violence incident. Police arrived around 10 minutes later, she said. 

An officer called out “shots” over the scanner at approximately 8:20 p.m. 

Ms. Riddle was turning to go inside her home when she said she heard police yell for a man to get down. She heard what she thought were two pops, which she later learned were gunshots. 

She said she saw crews performing CPR on the man. 

WATCH: Sgt. Kevan Toney gives details on the shooting Monday

Police could not immediately confirm the relationship between the man and woman. 

In August, 2015, Toledo police fired at a man who barricaded himself inside an East Toledo home and fatally shot police K-9 Falko. The coroner determined Reginald Marshall died from a single gunshot wound to the head, ruling his death a suicide.

There was a shooting by an on-duty officer in March, 2015 when a then 53-year-old Jeffrey Taylor intentionally struck two pedestrians and a Toledo police officer with his car.

Officer Greg Wallace was pinned against his cruiser when he and other responding officers shot and wounded Mr. Taylor.

Mr. Taylor would later be found not guilty by reason of insanity and instead committed to the Northwest Ohio Psychiatric Hospital.

In 2016, off-duty Officer Anthony Waldon shot and wounded a then 36-year-old Charles Johnson during a chase after Johnson had shot and killed Darnell Mitchell, 38, during an argument inside Classic Lounge on Nebraska Avenue.

Officer Waldon was working off duty at the bar.

Johnson was later found guilty of murder and sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole after 18 years.

No arrests have been made from Monday’s incident. The coroner was on the scene late Monday. 

The department has protocol in place to care for the officer after an on-duty shooting, and there is also an administrative and criminal investigation, Sergeant Toney said. 

Contact Allison Reamer at areamer@theblade.com, 419-724-6506 or on Twitter @AllisonRBlade.

First Published September 5, 2017, 1:37 a.m.