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State to investigate Friday's deadly shooting on the east side

The Wisconsin Division of Criminal Investigation has taken over the investigation of the shooting death in Madison of a man who allegedly charged police officers with a sword.

Three Madison police officers are on administrative leave, officials say.

Brent Brozek, 43, died after he was shot multiple times by more than one officer, according to Madison Police Department Spokesman Joel DeSpain. The shots were fired after Brozek charged at police twice with a large sword, DeSpain said.

Neighbor Justin Coenen?s balcony is about 150 yards from the scene at 947 Rockefeller Lane. �Coenen said he watched as law enforcement tried to negotiate with Brozek, who was barricaded inside his home.

?They just kept saying over and over again, secure your dog, put your weapon down, and come out with your hands up,? Coenen said.

Coenen said he watched as officers tried to take the house at around 9 p.m.

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Neighbors say Brozek seemed angry and reserved

People living around Brent Brozek's old condo said he never seemed particularly interested in meeting the neighbors.

Brozek was shot and killed by police Friday after a daylong standoff on Madison?s east side.

Police said Brozek left his house on Rockefeller Lane with his dog and he charged at officers with a large sword. Officers fired bean bag rounds at Brozek, but when he charged a second time with the weapon, multiple officers shot rounds. Brozek later died at the hospital.

Three officers were put on administrative leave as the Madison Police Department completes its internal investigation of the incident.

Madison Police were originally on scene to help Dane County deputies execute an eviction.

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Authorities in standoff with allegedly armed man on Rockefeller Lane

Authorities are involved in a standoff in progress with an allegedly armed man in an east side condo.

Dane County dispatch said Dane County Sheriff?s deputies, Madison police and the Madison Fire Department were at 947 Rockefeller Lane Friday morning to evict a resident.

A Dane County official said the man was not cooperating and had barricaded himself in the home. An official at the scene told News 3 there is one person in the house.

A sheriff?s spokeswoman said police have reason to believe the man has weapons. She also said the subject has a history of mental health issues.

Witnesses nearby the Rockefeller Lane scene said police could be heard on a voice amplifier at about 11:20 a.m. ordering the man to exit the home and drop weapons.

Man with gun breaks into east side apartment

Police said a man attempted to rob a woman at gunpoint in her home Wednesday afternoon.

The Madison Police Department said a 24-year-old Madison woman was in her apartment on the 4700 block of Cottage Grove Road at about 2:41 p.m. when a man forced his way in and demanded money.

The woman told police the man asked her where the money was kept. Police said the man fled empty-handed. According to the report, detectives do not believe this was a random crime.

Police described the man as black, 5 feet 6 inches tall, with a medium-to-light complexion, husky build, short hair and tattoos. He was wearing a red, short-sleeve shirt, dark jeans, white shoes and a blue bandana over his mouth, police said.

Madison man loses $4K to phone scam

A Madison resident lost $4,000 last month as a result of a telephone scam.

Madison police said the story of fraud is familiar to them. An 85-year-old man received calls from someone claiming to be his grandson, as well as from someone claiming to be the grandson's lawyer.

According to a report, the phony grandson claimed to be in a crash and did not want to inform his parents. The victim wired $2,180 for a�fictitious�vehicle repair and $1,960 for hospital bills claimed to be incurred by the driver of the other vehicle.

After being called on a third day, the victim told police he nearly sent out an additional $2,000 for supposed bail money but was advised by bank officials to investigate.

The Madison Police Department released the phone number of the fraud perpetrators: 514-365-3558. Police said the number is associated with other scam attempts. The area code is associated with Montreal, Canada.

Public meeting set on postal processing consolidation

A public meeting is set as part of the U.S. Postal Service study of possible consolidation of its Madison and Milwaukee processing and distribution operations.

The Postal Service is down $16 billion this past year, and a study at the Madison Processing and Distribution Center will focus on the possible consolidation of some Madison operations to the Milwaukee Processing and Distribution Center.

Postal Service officials cite declining mail volumes and the large financial deficits the decline has created as the reason for the study.

The meeting is scheduled for May 29 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Alliant Energy Center inside Exhibition Hall B.

Through an Area Mail Processing study, the Postal Service said it's examining the Madison plant's efficiency in order to decide whether the center should consolidate.

Newman dominates as La Follette Wins

In the circle, Nicole Newman is in a class of her own. The La Follette pitcher struck out 20, yes 20, batters Tuesday as the Lancer beat Verona 2-1 in eight innings. Newman also chipped in an RBI for La Follette.

In the 8th, Ariana Sweeney had the game winning hit to score Riley Zempel and propel the Lancers to a 2-1 victory.�

With the win, La Follette improves to 10-3 in the Big Eight Conference, while Verona falls to 13-3.�