MCDOWELL COUNTY, WV (WVVA) The West Virginia State Police have identified the woman killed in an officer-involved shooting in Welch.

According to Captain Shallon Oglesby, troopers were called out the SAFE (Stop Abusive Family Environments) House at 9:10 p.m. on Sunday concerning “an unwanted person” armed with a claw hammer who was “banging on the door.”

When responding troopers arrived on scene, the SAFE House was on lockdown status

“The suspect ignored commands from the troopers to drop the weapon and lunged at one of the troopers in a threatening manner prior to both troopers discharging their duty weapons,” stated Capt. Oglesby.

The suspect, later identified as Shawna Widemann, 49, of Welch died at the scene.

The names of the two troopers involved have not been released. They are currently on critical incident leave. The incident remains under investigation.