UPDATE TWO: At a press conference Thursday afternoon, the Mishawaka Police Department released several details regarding the officer-involved shooting at Karl King Tower Tuesday.

Based on evidence the St. Joseph County Prosecutor's Office ruled the shooting justified.

Police say the woman whose apartment it was, was in a relationship with the man who was shot, and she was locked inside the bathroom hiding after he had stabbed another woman in the hand.

The suspect has been identified as Christopher Chester.

The stabbing victim is said to have fled the state but has been accounted for.

Police negotiated with Chester for an hour from outside, even bringing him McDonald’s he requested to try to get him out.

Once they obtained the search warrant, Chester had already been threatening them, stating he had a knife and hammer.

Police say Chester came running out toward officers while armed, at which point two officers opened fire striking him eight times.

Authorities say one officer tried to deploy their taser and it malfunctioned. But due to the rapidly accelerating nature of the situation that is why the force was justified, according to the county prosecutor.

UPDATE: The South Bend Police Department reports officers responded to Karl King Tower on Tuesday around 12:30 a.m. for a reported stabbing.

Police say during the initial investigation, two South Bend officers fired their weapons, critically wounding an armed person related to the incident.

This person was taken to the hospital, where they were pronounced dead

Nobody else was injured.

The Mishawaka Police Department is now leading the incident investigation in accordance with the interlocal agreement between SBPD, MPD, and the St. Joseph County Police Department.

Police say once the outside agencies complete the investigation, the facts, evidence and statements will be given to the St. Joseph County Prosecutor’s Office for review.

SBPD will also complete an internal investigation regarding the officers’ actions regarding department policy, procedure, and training.

The officers involved are on administrative leave as the investigation continues.

In a report from MPD, authorities say the officer-involved shooting occurred around 1:55 a.m.

SBPD officers were unable to locate the victim of the stabbing but were directed to the apartment where the victim and suspect had been.

Officers obtained a search warrant for the apartment to find the injured parties and evidence.

The report states an individual from the apartment confronted the officers at which point the shooting occurred.

After notifying next of kin, the individual’s name will be released.

ORIGINAL STORY: SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- South Bend police were called out around 12:40 a.m. early Tuesday morning to Karl King Tower for reports of a stabbing.

We're told there is heavy police presence and police caution tape up around the apartment building this morning as of 6 a.m.

We will update this article with more information as the investigation develops.