One person suffered a non life-threatening injury after being shot at a blood bank near Madison Area Technical College early Friday afternoon.
The incident occurred around 1 pm at Interstate Blood and Plasma over by East Towne Mall and forced the MATC campus to go into lockdown, Joel DeSpain, Madison Police Department spokesperson said.
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The preliminary investigation suggests that a man went to the plasma center to conduct business and had a gun in his clothing which accidentally discharged, DeSpain said. The shot hit an uninvolved person who suffered a non life-threatening injury, he said.
#BREAKING UPDATE: #Madison police say #shooting at blood bank may have been accidental. Injury non-life threatening. No word on suspect.
— Ed Reams (@edreamsWREX) February 20, 2015
EMERGENCY AT TRUAX :: Shooting reported near Truax campus–MPD currently tracking suspect with K9–will update when info is available
— Madison College (@MadisonCollege) February 20, 2015
The suspect fled the scene and MPD are still trying to locate him, DeSpain said.
ALL CLEAR TRUAX :: All Clear has been issued for the Truax area – Resume normal activities. Suspect NOT found yet but investigation continue
— Madison College (@MadisonCollege) February 20, 2015
It does not appear that the suspect directly threatened anyone or entered any schools, according to an incident report from MPD.
