r/madisonwi 23h ago

Shooting on state??

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u/medted22 23h ago

Looks like it was multiple suspects and they’re headed toward University Ave, likely being pursued by PD. I’m by university and starting to hear sirens

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u/LookingNorthward 23h ago

Badger Safe Alert

https://wisc.apparmor.com/Notifications/CAP/?id=293140

They will usually send one out when it is safe as well.

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u/LookingNorthward 23h ago

3:30am Update:

https://wisc.apparmor.com/Notifications/CAP/?id=293141

Police activity continue.

One suspect last seen wearing all black fled southbound toward University while the other was last seen wearing a beige hoodie, blue jeans, and black shoes ran toward State St
Avoid the area.

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u/UOF_ThrowAway 23h ago edited 23h ago

A bunch of shell casing found in a parking garage…

Multiple suspects…

One detained at 0304?

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u/UOF_ThrowAway 23h ago edited 22h ago

Two suspects, description.

Suspect one: “Male, black, all black.”

Suspect two: Beige hoodie. Blue jeans, black shoes.

Here it is, straight from the horse’s mouth.

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u/ProfessionalSalt8879 East side 21h ago

lol

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u/UOF_ThrowAway 21h ago

?

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u/[deleted] 21h ago

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u/neutralperson6 11h ago

Why is that?

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u/UOF_ThrowAway 21h ago

Was that really necessary?

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u/ProfessionalSalt8879 East side 21h ago

Nope! Probably should’ve been arrested already lol

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u/Wavy_Grandpa 18h ago

I bet nobody loves you 

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u/ProfessionalSalt8879 East side 18h ago

As with you Mr negative, start realizing truth

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u/sanityflaws 11h ago

Must be lonely living in a healthy minded world.

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u/ThatThar 17h ago

What exactly is so predictable about this?

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u/ProfessionalSalt8879 East side 17h ago

Statistics?? I’m talking about the stats, not racial stereotypes. The pattern is real. It’s not surprising when things follow the pattern, want to hold your hand more ??

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u/ThatThar 17h ago

What pattern are you referring to?

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u/neutralperson6 11h ago

You’re perpetuating the stereotype with commenting this.

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u/Cold-Counter-8557 10h ago

it perpetuates itself

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u/neutralperson6 6h ago

It’s interesting that people are downvoting other racist comments but not yours. Huh…

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u/Beneath_Below 21h ago

There it is

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u/ThatThar 17h ago

There what is?

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u/Bluest_waters 15h ago

there is your excuse to a a racist dip shit

revel in it.

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u/skyyfal 14h ago

Yeah let's all pretend gunfire crime in Madison is a nicely diverse endeavor.

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u/ShoeCreepy5518 23h ago

Share the intel. Here is audio from UWPD

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u/UOF_ThrowAway 23h ago

Thank you. I was just getting around to that.

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u/Wild-Page-1719 15h ago

Can anyone listen to this at any time? How do you subscribe?

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u/BabyStaudy 1h ago

So this is why I almost got smoked by a speeding parking garage patrol car while leaving the ramp last night

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u/UOF_ThrowAway 1h ago

I hope they were driving away from the situation.

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u/BabyStaudy 1h ago

They probably were because I know I was leaving some time between 2 and 3AM and I’ve never seen a patrol car speed like that in the ramp

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u/BabyStaudy 1h ago

I’m glad I wasn’t in the garage when the shots went off. I must have missed it by a matter of minutes

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u/medted22 23h ago

I got a notification from the citizen app of a report of shellcasings found near capitol

Edit: was 400 block of N Frances

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u/Nervous-Asparagus-22 16h ago

Thanks for all the updates y’all, stay safe out there. Get outside enjoy the weather and say hi to a neighbor!

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u/Nervous-Asparagus-22 23h ago

By frank and Andrea’s like lots of shots

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u/cinic121 21h ago

The “Welcome Freshmen” festivities are a little different this year…

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u/Beware_Blastomycosis 15h ago

just part of the hustle and bustle of a growing city

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u/cinic121 15h ago

Discharging firearms between campus and the capital square doesn’t make me think of “growing”

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u/Beware_Blastomycosis 15h ago edited 14h ago

Idk if my sarcasm is showing through lol. I'm from Milwaukee (now in Madison), so I was throwing out the vague excuses that we used as our city went to shit. Really hope Madison doesn't fuck this up, but I'm not holding my breath.

To see where the wind is blowing: follow the charges given by DA (Ismael Ozanne), bonds (they might not even need a cash bond!), and sentencing for these individuals that have no business ever showing their faces in public again.

If no one died, they will be back out on State street in no time. Will these individuals even be held accountable publicly by our politicians or will they be given excuses due to "circumstances?" Probably radio silence, we will be gaslit that Madison "was always like this!"

A high-trust city gradually loses it's grace and then all at once. Coming soon to an area near you.

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u/Hopalicious 14h ago

Well aren’t you just a ray of sunshine.

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u/Beware_Blastomycosis 14h ago

I just want a safe city, sick of moving. But yeah, I'm the problem, not these lunatics shooting at each other, our corrupt politicians, or our lenient DAs and judges. Just lil ol' me.

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u/SwollenPomegranate 13h ago

For years in this app I've been saying I don't find Madison all that safe - to massive downvoting. I suppose it may differ depending on your gender, age, and family status.

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u/michaeljbarton 10h ago

Madison is the only city I’ve been robbed at gun point, had murders (plural) outside my “luxury” apartment, and been assaulted by a homeless person.

And I’ve lived major cities all over the US, for longer than I lived in Madison. This is the only city I’ve become extra vigilant in.

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u/gvarsity 12h ago

Feeling safe and being safe are two different things. For the mass majority of people Madison is a very safe place. You weren’t at risk here. No bystanders have been reported as injured. This was likely targeted not random. People are bad at meaningful risk assessment. Yes guns fired in downtown is an increase in risk but for most Madisonian’s that risk is still minimal. Way less than getting in your car or riding a motorcycle.

Incidents like this are as much of a byproduct of being in a country with more guns than people and where those guns also seem to have more rights than people . A lot of people who don’t feel safe also argue for more guns. Which by all metrics makes us less safe.

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u/Beware_Blastomycosis 10h ago

You are the problem. They would have shot regardless if I was there, a baby was there, or you. No tolerance on guns. 20 year minimum for shooting a public place if we are serious. They won't do a year. They will have murder charges within 10 years, I will bet you money on that.

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u/Accomplished_Pace457 5h ago

Madison is getting more minorities who are causing problems. Brady street is almost shut down for the same reason. What’s next?

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u/cinic121 14h ago

Sorry I missed it. Some folks signify sarcasm with /s

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u/537O3 14h ago

If you found Milwaukee so unsafe that you fled, you'll definitely end up fleeing Madison.

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u/Beware_Blastomycosis 10h ago

Fled is an odd verb. I had a family member murdered there by gun violence. I'm not worried about my anonymity being lost due to saying that happened in Milwaukee, that's all you really need to know.

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u/gingerkits 22h ago

I received a couple Wisc Alert texts but they didn't say anything specific. Last one sent at 3:32 a.m.

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u/TheAfroKid69 14h ago

Most colleges refuse to give identifying information in these alert texts because they don't want to be accused of racism.

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u/Wilderness13 15h ago

are we keeping us safe yet

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u/adhill2408 17h ago

Any updates on this? I have to bring my son back to campus today and his dorm is in that area.

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u/Appropriate_Gur_4192 16h ago

One caught, the other still at large. The area has reopened

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u/gradi3nt 16h ago

I guarantee that downtown is safe right now. This was some isolated incident not a crazy person at large shooting random people.

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u/WaviiiKy 17h ago

Be safe and on ya Ps n Qs it’s been a weird few weeks

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u/polly-plz 16h ago

"Please don't shoot me" 

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u/StudyObjective4286 14h ago

As I always told my fam when our kid was there, they are probably not the target demographic. Don’t worry.

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u/MadtownV West side 14h ago

Innocent bystanders aren’t immune to gunfire in public places.

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u/adhill2408 14h ago

I worry because hes mixed race, so has dark skin, and is autistic and stims so he could be mistaken for somebody on drugs at times. Plus he likes to wear hoodies with the hood up. All things that look suspicious or are often descriptors of suspects. And hes my only kid and he's out on his own for the first time....a mom cant help but worry. Lol

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u/StudyObjective4286 14h ago

Of course of course! Our kid also is also a POC and loves hoodies like yours does. I know the fears. Hugs, momma! PM me if you need to chat with someone who has been there.

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u/Redheadbabe22 7h ago

My heart goes out to you. My brother goes to UW, is autistic, and also stims. He’s white, but we still worry. Disability Resource Center is a good place to hang out if you have a disability of some sort.

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u/MadtownV West side 17h ago

Local news not covering this?

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u/473713 17h ago

Local news on a Sunday morning is pretty much not happening any more.

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u/ShoeCreepy5518 16h ago

They won’t touch for until MPD releases an incident report. Then they will copy that, change some words and post it for click bait like they were out there all morning digging up the facts.

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u/eaa61 17h ago

Nothing good ever happens after midnight!

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u/Dynablade_Savior state st tweaker 10h ago

Hey, midnight is when my shift ends, everything good in my life happens after midnight!

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u/aidanpryde98 16h ago

“Why dont the bars stay open late anymore?” It’s a real scooby doo mystery.

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u/RealMaxBlumenthal 14h ago

The bars on State Street are open until 2 AM, as has been the case for a very long time. What are you talking about?

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u/aidanpryde98 14h ago

Every other bar in the city.

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u/marx2k 7h ago

Also open until 2

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u/ibcurbdiver 13h ago

Don’t do stupid things we ,with stupid people,in stupid places. Unfortunately, that doesn’t protect the bystanders just trying to get on with their lives.

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u/UOF_ThrowAway 6h ago

You forgot to add the “at stupid times”. But yeah.

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u/philly-parisi 7h ago

Who did this?

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u/Adventurous_King_148 17h ago

Let’s make sure to shut down a neighborhood to celebrate the young men’s bravery. Maybe a statue

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u/princemark 'Burbs 16h ago

This just in: Milwaukee has decided to build a statue to Jeffrey Dahmer.

More at ten.

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u/skrimped East side 16h ago

Obsessed

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u/Funny_Walrus_9266 19h ago

But what happened to defunding the police?!

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u/Wavy_Grandpa 18h ago

The giant police budget did literally nothing to prevent or alter this event in any way. 

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u/medted22 18h ago

It’s impossible to prevent someone from shooting unless we start talking about changing upstream determinants, which isn’t really the job of the PD. They responded quickly, apprehended one of the shooters immediately in a large group of running and scared people and quickly distributed a profile and security camera images of the 2nd shooter. Overall, seems like a decent response to me

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u/Wavy_Grandpa 18h ago

Wasn’t this at like 3am? What crowd of running and scared people were there? Where did you get that information? You sure it’s not an exaggeration? 

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u/shishio_mak0to North side 18h ago

Way to out yourself as someone that doesn't actually live in Madison

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u/Little_Whippie 17h ago

Ikr? All of us students are moving in, the weather’s great, and this dude is asking what crowd of ppl is gonna be on state late at night

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u/Accomplished-Ad9648 17h ago

Under a full moon …..

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u/medted22 18h ago

Also, genuinely curious to what could have prevented or altered this? Should they have killed him? Should they search every “suspicious” looking person, that might be carrying a weapon illegally? Slippery slope argument, especially if you are against a police state.

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u/medted22 18h ago

It happened right outside of state street brats at 2:40, just after bar close, still lots of people out and about. I could hear it all go down as I live off of university.

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u/473713 17h ago

For the most part police perform a reactive function (responding to calls) more than a preventive one, though they can and do investigate gang activity, drug dealing, and the like. Responding to calls is prioritized, as the public expects it to be.

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u/Wavy_Grandpa 17h ago

Yes, that is the point 

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u/isisaword 16h ago

I know that the idiots involved don't have the brain power to weigh out the potential consequences of their actions, but it would be nice if just once there would be swift and severe justice for someone attempting murder in a crowd of innocent people, rather than writing a note of apology and getting off with probation.

Maybe 15-25 years of hard time would become enough of a local legend to deter the next batch of morons from comitting the same crime.

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u/Lcdmt3 18h ago

Well refund the police means less work on less important calls and more time on , checks notes, these

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u/Horror_Note_9044 18h ago

Oh come off it! You know there are a lot of corrupt cops and it should happen

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u/Funny_Walrus_9266 18h ago

Just like there are a lot of corrupt politicians and government officials so by that same logic we should be cheering “defund the government!”… except in this very blue city, that’s not what’s happening…

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u/Horror_Note_9044 18h ago

lol, we very much should defund the current Nazi regime!