MADISON (WKOW) — One person has been hurt in a shooting on State Street Tuesday afternoon.
Madison Police Department spokesperson Stephanie Fryer confirmed to 27 News the shooting took place on the 100 block of State Street. A man was shot, but police don't currently know the extent of his injuries.
The Dane County Communications Center told 27 News reports of a weapons violation came in around 3:32 p.m.
Jason Stein was in his office then and heard gunshots.
"I heard and then saw multiple shots, and I had a clear view of the shooter," he said.
He said he saw the shooter and the victim standing in the middle State Street.
"By the final multiple shots, the victim was on his back in the middle of the street, and the shooter was above him shooting down at him," Stein said.
He told 27 News he saw the shooter run away from the scene in the direction of the Overture Center. That's when Stein went down to State Street to try to help the victim.
"By the time I got down there, the victim had managed to walk away, which shocked me that he was able to do that," Stein said.
Police Chief Shon Barnes said officers found the victim when they got to the scene. Barnes said, at that time, the victim was conscious and alert.
The victim went to the hospital and received treatment for his injuries Tuesday evening.
Barnes said the department believes the victim and suspect knew each other but don't know they nature of the relationship yet. Officers also think there was some type of altercation before the shooting.
Officers are canvassing the area to see if anyone heard or saw anything and are looking for security camera video.
Barnes addressed safety concerns the public may have.
"We should all be worried about our safety but as for right now, we don't have any reason to believe those in the immediate area should be concerned, but someone had a weapon and fired it in a public area so we should all be concerned about that, Barnes said. "We should all be, as I said, sitting down with our family members... sitting down with the people we love asking how can we prevent this?"
Fryer said no arrests have been made at this time.
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