Update 9/4/09:
Police have released the names of two sheriff's deputies put on administrative leave after a shooting Wednesday night.

The Eau Claire Police Department says Deputy Tom Hanson and Deputy Bill Straschinske acted in self-defense when the shooting happened near Fall Creek.

Police say Hanson is a 19-year veteran of the Eau Claire County Sheriff's Department and Straschinske is a three-year veteran with four years of experience at other police departments.

Police say 44-year-old David J. Rubitski was taken to Luther Hospital after the shooting. The deputies say he pointed a gun at them during a stand-off and was shot.

Sheriff Ron Cramer says when deputies are involved in a shooting, they're put on leave as part of the department's standard procedure.

UPDATE: 9/3/09

One man is in the hospital and two sheriff's deputies are on administrative leave after a shooting last night.

Eau Claire County Sheriff Ron Cramer says whenever deputies are involved in a shooting, as part of the department's standard procedure, they're put on leave.

The Eau Claire Police Department says 44-year old David J. Rubitski is in critical condition at Luther Hospital after deputies say he pointed a gun at them during a stand-off last night and was shot. People living in the area say they're just happy no one else was hurt.

"Pop, pop, pop, pop, and then there was a loud pop and that got us up and out of bed," says Peter Neuman.

Like many of his neighbors Peter Neuman woke up to the sound of gun fire.

"When we woke up at midnight there was I bet about 15 vehicles here, at least," says Neuman.

"To happen so close to home is kind of scary, yes it is," says Norma Dehnke.

Norma Dehnke owns the Watering Hole Bar which is across the street from where the stand off happened.

"I have been scared a few times since i owned this bar but now that i look back at it this is the worst," says Dehnke.

Eau Claire County Sheriff Ron Cramer says Rubitski's wife called the Eau Claire Dispatch Center around nine last night. She told them her husband was threatening her with a gun. Cramer says Rubitski left the home at 1345 County Road X with the gun and hid out in a van until deputies got there.

"They saw the individual moving around in the vehicle with a weapon, at some point in time two of our tactical people were able to extract the female from the trailer and get her out to my vehicle," says Sheriff Cramer.

He says after they rescued the woman, negotiators tried to convince Rubitski to give up but Cramer says he was combative and would not come out of the van and he finally pointed his rifle at deputies. Cramer says that's when two sheriff's deputies from the tactical team shot Rubitski in the abdomen.

"I certainly want to have clarity on this situation that we're not hiding anything that we did our jobs we did our jobs appropriately and I support what our officers had to do last night."

Cramer says the Eau Claire Police Department is heading up the investigation and the Eau Claire Police Department says right now it looks like the officers acted in self defense.

UPDATE FROM THE EAU CLAIRE POLICE DEPT.:

Several Eau Claire Police Officers worked all day meticulously documenting the scene, collecting evidence, and conducting thorough interviews. The preliminary information gathered at this point indicates that the officers involved acted appropriately in self defense and in the defense of the lives of other officers at the scene.

Investigators anticipate that more information will be available for release tomorrow. When the investigation is completed the reports will be forwarded to the District attorney for review. The suspect in this case is in critical condition at Luther Hospital.

ORIGINAL STORY:

One man is in the hospital after he was shot by deputies. Eau Claire County Sheriff, Ron Cramer, says around nine Wednesday night the Eau Claire Dispatch Center got a call from a woman who said her husband was threatening her with a gun.

The Eau Claire Police Department says 44-year old David J. Rubitski left the home at 13450 County Road X near Fall Creek with the gun and the woman locked herself in the home. Deputies surrounded the area until the Eau Claire County Tactical Team arrived.

Cramer says Rubitski locked himself in a van.The sheriff says the department's first concern was to get the woman out of the area. He says after the woman was safe, they worked on convincing Rubitski to give up. But, Cramer says he would not come out of the van and pointed a rifle at deputies.

He says that's when two members of the sheriff's department's tactical team shot Rubitski in the abdomen. Sheriff Cramer says the two officers are on administrative leave and the Eau Claire Police Department is now handling the investigation.