A Gainesville Police officer will return to work Wednesday after he shot a man in the chest early Saturday morning.
Gainesville Police's Internal Affairs is investigating Officer Nick Byrd, who said the man he shot would not drop his weapon - a kitchen knife - though Byrd asked him to several times.
Isaac Gaddy, 34, was taken to Shands at UF.
He was released and booked into the Alachua County Jail by Monday evening.
Byrd responded to a call on Saturday about a disturbance at Pine Meadows apartments, at 2626 E. University Ave., at about 4 a.m.
While en route to the apartment, Byrd was told the call was for a burglary.
Gaddy was living at the apartment with his infant child and the baby's mother, but GPD spokeswoman Summer Hallett said officers believe he entered the home through a window that night.
Hallett said she did not know why Gaddy entered his own home through the window.
Gaddy confronted the woman, whose name was not released because of the nature of the crime, and she locked herself in the bathroom along with the baby and a knife, Hallett said.
She said police do not know what motivated Gaddy's actions.
Byrd, who has worked at the police department since 2002, told investigators he heard "a commotion" inside as he approached the apartment.
Byrd told police he forced his way into the home, where he found Gaddy about to kick the bathroom door off its hinges.
He said he asked Gaddy to drop the knife several times, but Gaddy refused.
Byrd then shot him in the chest.
Investigators will look into whether the shooting was an appropriate response to the situation and whether the officer followed department procedures accurately.
Hallett said police would not release the number of shots fired.
Backup officers arrived and arrested Gaddy, though they said he resisted violently.
Gaddy was charged with aggravated domestic assault.
In 2005, Gaddy was sentenced for possession of marijuana, burglary and trafficking in stolen property.
He served about eight months in the county jail, according to Florida Department of Corrections records.
