Madison library evacuated after armed woman experiences mental health crisis

MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) – A Madison library was evacuated Tuesday after a woman experiencing a mental health crisis brought a weapon inside the building.

Officers were called around 11:45 a.m. Tuesday to the Hawthorne Branch of the Madison Public Library after a reports that an armed woman was suicidal.

While officers de-escalated the situation, library staff moved other library visitors to a safe location…

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