MADISON, Wis. (AP) - The man being held for a fatal weekend shooting in Madison apparently knew the victim, according to police.
Officers are investigating the circumstances of Saturday’s shooting on the near west side, but Madison Assistant Police Chief John Patterson said investigators don’t believe it was a random act.
Police responded to a report of shots fired shortly after 1 p.m. and found the victim on the ground with gunshot wounds. First responders attempted life-saving measures, but the man died later at a nearby hospital. The Dane County Medical Examiner’s Office on Monday identified the victim as 18-year-old Gunnar Holum, of Dodgeville. An autopsy showed he died of gunshot wounds.
A 20-year-old man was arrested on a possible charge of first-degree intentional homicide. The State Journal reports court records show the suspect was recently allowed to enter a deferred prosecution program on a forgery charge.
The shooting was Madison’s third homicide of the year.
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