The man fatally shot by police near Fort Atkinson on Dec. 9 after shooting at officers was a suspect in a Monona bank robbery earlier in the day, authorities reported Wednesday.
The State Patrol attempted to stop a car for speeding that contained a driver and one passenger on Highway 26 between Watertown and Johnson Creek about 12:30 p.m. Dec. 9, according to a DOJ statement. The car stopped for a short time, the passenger got out and fled, and the car then fled as well.
The passenger, Desmond Watkins, 22, was later apprehended. No information was available on possible charges against Watkins.
While the State Patrol was pursuing the car, the driver fired shots at law enforcement, DOJ said.
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