Shattered glass found in road following reports of shots fired on east side

Location

700 block of Bewick St.
Madison, WI 53714

Incident Date

Incident Type

Weapons Violation

Case ID

2026-128069

43.1067021, -89.3035772

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Updates

Madison police arrested Dezmond Z. Chest on two counts of attempted homicide charges in connection to this shooting.

Chest was identified as being a suspect in this shooting. He was booked into the Dane County Jail on Monday morning.

Video shows him driving an SUV and shooting at a vehicle occupied by two people.  Chest and the two others were known to each other.

Incident Details

The Madison Police Department is investigating a shooting that occurred on the east side late Tuesday night.

Officers were dispatched to the 700 block of Bewick St. at 11:35 p.m.

Multiple people reported hearing shots in the area. Officers arrived in the area and found shattered glass from a vehicle in the roadway.

Home security video is being reviewed during this investigation.

One vehicle, believed to have been involved in this incident, was damaged.

No injuries were reported. No arrests have been made.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Madison Area Crime Stoppers at 608-266-6014 or online at p3tips.com. Information may be shared anonymously.

The investigation is ongoing. 

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