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WEST HAVEN — The state Inspector General on Tuesday identified a man who was shot and killed by a city police officer after he wounded another officer who was trying to disarm him, body camera footage shows.

The man killed by West Haven police was identified as 33-year-old Jovan Washington.

The inspector general released a preliminary report of the shooting, which occurred around 2 a.m. Friday inside an apartment on Terrace Avenue. The inspector general also released portions of body camera footage from Officer Cody Bacon, who was wounded, and Officer Alex Triscritti, who was seen firing the fatal shots.

Inspector General Richard Devlin said the officers were trying to arrest Washington on a domestic violence complaint. Devlin said Washington was accused of trying to strangle the victim and refused to leave the apartment.

The videos show Washington in bed and the officers asking him whether he wanted to get dressed before being taken into custody. Washington then turned and grabbed a gun that was hidden under the mattress, the videos show.