Madison PD responds to multiple gun-related calls in an hour

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Alonzo Davis



Madison police responded to three gun-related calls in three areas on Thursday night between 9 p.m. and 10 p.m.

The first was on the east side, in the 1900 block of East Washington Avenue, where a man was arrested after police said he threatened a roommate and family member with a gun. Alonzo A. Davis, 30, of Madison, was arrested on suspicion of possession of a firearm while intoxicated with a domestic violence enhancer and three counts of disorderly conduct. Police said an 18-year-old woman and a 27-year-old man were the victims in the incident.

The second was on the city’s west side, on Loreen Drive near Hammersley Park. Witnesses said a man was yelling and shooting a gun at a car in the area. Police were not able to locate the man or the victim.

In the third incident, on the city’s south side, officers were called to West Badger Road just off the Beltline and Park Street on reports of shots fired and people running from the area. Police did not find any property damage or anyone hurt in the shooting, but did find a bullet fragment.

Madison police Chief Mike Koval has previously asked city leaders for more officers to handle the rising number of shots fired incidents throughout the city.

On Dec. 1, Davis pleaded no contest to the disorderly conduct charge and was found guilty, according to court records. The charges of operating a firearm while intoxicated and intentionally pointing a firearm at a person were dismissed.