MADISON - A
43-year-old man is dead after he was fatally shot by Madison
police.
Dane County
Sheriff's Lt. Charles Immel says Madison police were called
to the man's condo building after sheriff's deputies were
unsuccessful in serving the man with an eviction notice
Friday morning. The man was believed to be armed with knives
and a sword.
Police
spokesman Joel DeSpain says police tried to persuade the man
to come out peacefully throughout the day.
Police say
the man came out around 9 p.m., brandishing a large sword
and charged at officers. Officer first tried to stop him by
firing non-lethal bean bag rounds.
A news
outlet reports multiple officers ended up firing multiple
rounds at the man. He was pronounced dead at a hospital.
