Police fatally shoot man suspected in assault in Minnesota

EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — Police say officers fatally shot an armed man suspected in the assault of a woman in a suburb of St. Paul, Minnesota.
Authorities say the man fled on foot after assaulting the woman in a car in Eagan about 6 p.m. Tuesday.
Eagan police spokesman Aaron Machtemes says officers tracked the man down to a commercial area and tried to negotiate with him for hours.
Eagan Police Chief Roger New said at a news conference Wednesday that the man refused commands to drop his weapon