Man shot at East Washington Ave. gas station; 1 detained, police say

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A Madison man was shot and another was taken into custody at a gas station on Madison’s east side Monday afternoon, police said.

Madison police said a 34-year-old man was shot inside the Capitol Petro Mart at 2:17 p.m.

The injured man was taken to a hospital with what is believed to be a non-life-threatening wound, according to the report.

Detectives from the violent crime unit are trying to sort out what led to the gunfire, police said. As of Monday afternoon, no one had been arrested. But police said officers have detained the person who is believed to have shot the man.

Dane County dispatch confirmed to News 3 that they received a call around 2:15 p.m. reporting that someone had been shot in the 2700 block of East Washington Avenue.

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