South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg Pete ButtigiegBillionaire who donated to Trump in 2016 donates to Biden The Hill's Morning Report - Sponsored by Facebook - GOP closes ranks to fill SCOTUS vacancy by November Buttigieg stands in as Pence for Harris's debate practice MORE (D), who is running for president, addressed his decision to briefly leave the campaign trail in light of a police-involved shooting in the city

The comments come after Buttigieg made an abrupt change to his campaign schedule last weekend after a man died in a police-involved shooting.

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The Associated Press first reported that South Bend police responded to a call that a suspicious person was going through cars at an apartment complex early Sunday morning.

The suspect, Eric Jack Logan, 53, reportedly approached an officer with a knife, and the officer shot him. The incident is under investigation by the St. Joseph prosecutor’s office.

Buttigieg's campaign originally said the mayor would be off the campaign trail at least until Wednesday.

"We'll take that day by day, but throughout this process that will likely go on for weeks in terms of the different investigative stages, as I always have to do as mayor, I will have to make sure that all of the different things that need to be looked after are looked after," Buttigieg told WSBT in Indiana when asked how long he expects to remain in South Bend.

"Every mayor and, for that matter, every president has to do many things at once, but of course my first obligation is to make sure that everything in this city is getting the attention it deserves," he added.

Buttigieg said he has not met with the police officer involved but said he met briefly with Logan's family on Sunday, the same day the shooting took place.

"We don't have to wait to recognize the humanity of this situation," Buttigieg told the television station. "There's a family that has lost somebody they love, a man who's died. Meanwhile, there's a police officer and his family dealing with the implications of what happened, and I am committed to doing whatever we can as a city to support healing. That includes making sure the family knows they are supported as much as possible."

The mayor also stressed the importance of unity within the community, saying the police and African American communities are apart of the same community family.

"The police department and the African American community are a part of the same family. This won't be easy. It never was. It's why we've been working for years with everything from technology like body cameras to just moral solutions like trying to make sure there is more engagement, not just in moments of crisis but in the calm moments too," he said.