TOWN OF SPRINGDALE, Wis. — The Wisconsin Department of Justice Division of Criminal Investigation says a man who was killed by a Verona police officer on March 15 had a hammer on him prior to the shooting.
A vehicle pursuit that began on the evening of March 15 in Verona ended in the Town of Springdale with an officer killing Eric B. Pottinger, 44, of Madison.
Officials said a Verona police officer reportedly spotted a stolen vehicle connected to a Town of Cottage Grove burglary traveling southbound on U.S. Highways 18/151 Sunday evening…