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Madison police investigate downtown State St. shooting

Lamar Jefferson, 40, suspected of shooting a man Tuesday near state capitol

Madison police investigate downtown State St. shooting

Lamar Jefferson, 40, suspected of shooting a man Tuesday near state capitol

TRACKED HIM DOWN RIGHT NOW ON THE FREE 12 NEWS APP. >> POLICE ARE SEARCHING FOR THE PERSON WHO SHOT A MAN NEAR THE STATE CAPITAL. THE SUSPECT IS LAMAR JEFFERSON AND THE 40-YEAR-OLD HAS TIES TO MILWAUKEE. THE SHOOTING HAPPENED YESTERDAY ON STATE STREET IN MEDICINE. WITNESSES SAY THIS JEFFERSON AND THE VICTIM ARGUING BEFORE HEARING MULTIPLE GUNSHOTS. POLICE SAID THE TWO MEN KNOW EACH OTHER. THE 29-YEAR-OLD VICTIM COLLAPSED AT A NEARBY COFFEE SHOP WHERE CUSTOMERS AND WORKERS JUMPED IN TO HELP. >> FOR MICHELANGELO TO BE THIS COMMUNITY’S FACE FOR 26 YEARS, HERE IS A GUIDE THAT IS IN NEED OF HELP FROM THE COMMUNITY AND THE COMMUNITY RESPONSE AND TO BE ABLE TO HELP THEM IN THIS WAY, IT IS KIND OF A POSITIVE LIGHT TO IT ALL. >> POLICE HAVE NOT SAID WHY THEY BELIEVE JEFFERSON HAS TIES TO MILWAUKEE BUT HE DOES NOT HAVE AN ADDRESS IN ME
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Madison police investigate downtown State St. shooting

Lamar Jefferson, 40, suspected of shooting a man Tuesday near state capitol

Madison police are searching for the man who they say shot a man Tuesday near the state capitol.Police say the suspected shooter is Lamar Jefferson, a 40-year-old man with ties to Milwaukee. Witnesses said they saw Jefferson and the victim arguing before they heard multiple gunshots. Police said the two men know each other.The 29-year-old victim collapsed at a nearby coffee shop where customers and workers jumped in to help."For Michelangelo's to be this community space for 26 years and here is a guy who's in need of help from the community and the community to respond and be able to help him in this way, it's kind of a positive light to it all," said Michelangelo's manager Anthony Moors. Police have not said why they believe Jefferson is tied to Milwaukee. However, he does not have an address in Madison.Police consider him to be armed and dangerous.

Madison police are searching for the man who they say shot a man Tuesday near the state capitol.

Police say the suspected shooter is Lamar Jefferson, a 40-year-old man with ties to Milwaukee.

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Witnesses said they saw Jefferson and the victim arguing before they heard multiple gunshots.

Police said the two men know each other.

The 29-year-old victim collapsed at a nearby coffee shop where customers and workers jumped in to help.

"For Michelangelo's to be this community space for 26 years and here is a guy who's in need of help from the community and the community to respond and be able to help him in this way, it's kind of a positive light to it all," said Michelangelo's manager Anthony Moors.

Police have not said why they believe Jefferson is tied to Milwaukee. However, he does not have an address in Madison.

Police consider him to be armed and dangerous.