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Man arrested after fatal shooting on Madison’s South Pinckney Street

Madison police arrested Devon Nelson, 28, on Monday in connection with a downtown shooting that left a man dead. Nelson was booked into the Dane County Jail on a first-degree intentional homicide charge.

Man arrested after fatal shooting on Madison’s South Pinckney Street

A 28-year-old man was arrested Monday in connection with a fatal shooting in downtown Madison, police said Tuesday.

Devon Nelson was arrested at a home on Alison Lane and booked into the Dane County Jail. He faces a charge of first-degree intentional homicide, according to the Madison Police Department. The charge is an accusation; the available information does not include details about a court appearance or Nelson’s response.

Officers went to the 100 block of South Pinckney Street early Saturday after reports of a large fight and gunfire. They found a man with a gunshot wound and took him to a hospital, where he later died. Police have not publicly identified the victim in the information released about Nelson’s arrest.

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