As officers attempted to talk him down off the span, the man suddenly came at them with a knife, police said.
The shooting death of a man who police said injured an officer with a knife while resisting arrest has roiled Wisconsin's capital city, with Gov. Tony Evers calling for "transparency and accountability" and Madison community members gathering Thursday at a growing memorial.
A Madison police officer shot and killed a man who had injured him with a knife while resisting arrest, the city's police chief said Wednesday.
An off-duty police officer fired at suspects who allegedly attempted to steal a catalytic converter in Hamilton Heights.
Officials say the officers were tracking the silver Kia Sportage on East Fordham Road around 6 p.m. Sunday. The car, with New Jersey plates, was reported stolen on Saturday.