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Thursday, February 13, 2025

Arrest made in North Side homicide

The Madison Police Department arrested a suspect in the homicide of a 19-year-old Madison man Friday.

According to news website WKOW.com, Madison resident Karen Giron-Cruz is being held by police ""on charges she was a party to the crime of homicide."" Giron-Cruz was associated with the white car suspected of being used in the shooting of Antonio Perez Wednesday, according to MPD.

Perez was shot and killed in what MPD believes to be a gang-related incident on the 2100 block of Fordem Avenue.

Police seized the vehicle but continue to look for two suspects. According to the police report, both are young Latino men, and the primary suspect is described as approximately 5'8"" and 175 pounds, with a stocky build and shaved or bald head.

Anyone with information on tensions between rival gangs in Madison or about this specific crime is encouraged to call Madison Area Crime Stoppers at 608-266-6014.

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