Police: Shots fired at gathering to commemorate anniversary of a shooting death

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Elver Park pavilion

Madison police found a shell casing at Elver Park after responding to a shots fired incident late Saturday night, according to a blog post from Chief Mike Koval.

Witnesses who were at a gathering to commemorate the 20th anniversary of a shooting death said an unknown person fired approximately three shots into the air, police said.

A child told an officer that someone had fired a handgun into the air near the children’s playground, according to a release from Madison police.

Dozens of children were at the gathering held at the park’s small shelter. Police said hundreds of people were screaming and yelling in the parking lot as officers arrived at the scene. In addition to the shell casing, officers found broken glass scattered throughout the park as well as dozens of half-full liquor bottles.

There were no reports of injuries, officials said.

Police are continuing to investigate this incident.

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