MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) – One person was injured after a shooting Friday night near Waunkie, Dane County law enforcement officials confirmed.
Officials say the call about the incident came in around 7:30 p.m. and that the Dane County Sheriff’s Office is on the scene. Authorities did not release any details about the investigation, other than that one person was injured and taken to a local hospital.
Dane County officials confirmed to NBC15 around 9:45 p.m. that the investigation is into a shooting. A driver called 911 and said he had been shot while driving on Interstate 12, according to police.
The Dane County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a shooting incident. Police on the scene could not share much, but say a driver called 911 and said he had been shot while driving on the 12 freeway.
I’m now on the scene off 12 near state highway 19. pic.twitter.com/THnTMDuXSE
— Marcus Aarsvold (@m_aarsvold) July 30, 2022
Dane County dispatchers sent out an alert after 8:00 p.m. stating that all eastbound lanes were closed on WIS 19 at US 12 near Waunakee due to a law enforcement incident.
Authorities cleared the scene at 10:35 a.m., according to an alert from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation.
Authorities expected the investigation of the incident to take more than two hours.
Authorities were trying to contact the victim’s family.
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