A 19-year-old Latino man was fatally shot on the north side of Madison, on the 2100 block of Fordem Avenue Wednesday night.
The Madison man was taken to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead.
The victim was said to be affiliated with gangs according to Madison police. The suspects are also allegedly involved in gang activity.
""We know that the person who is deceased was gang affiliated,"" said MPD Chief Information Officer Joel DeSpain. ""The information we are getting from citizens is that those who were involved were members of a rival gang.""
Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4, said the fact that this is apparently gang related does illustrate some of the problems Madison has with gangs.
""This is an unspeakable tragedy and mostly one that seldom happens in our community, so for a community of our size we enjoy a remarkably low crime rate and that certainly includes homicides,"" said Verveer. ""The reality is that we really have been very fortunate.""
The area where the victim was shot is not considered downtown or campus Verveer said.
The MPD said they are reaching out to the Latino community. The police said they are concerned about possible retaliatory violence.
""Our intent is to identify and arrest those involved, to prevent future violence,"" said DeSpain in the police report.
The suspects were seen fleeing the area in a white, boxy-style and smaller car. The car was described in the police report as having black rims or no hub caps, rust around the rear wheel wells with a small spoiler on the back.
According to the police report, the car contained four Latino males and one female.The primary suspect in the shooting is being described as a white Latino male, approximately 5'8'', 175 pounds with a stocky build and a shaved or bald head. A sketch of the suspect was released in the police incident report.
At the time of press, the victim's name was not released by the Dane Country Coroner's Office.
