MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Police say a man who was shot at a Madison gas station drove three miles before crashing into a hotel, where he was found dead.
Authorities say the victim is a 31-year-old man with no permanent address. His name hasn’t been released.
Police spokesman Joel DeSpain says it was not a random shooting, though investigators are still trying to determine the motive and find the suspect.
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Witnesses told police the suspect walked up to the car at the Mobil gas station around 2 a.m. Wednesday and fired multiple shots into the vehicle, hitting the driver several times.
DeSpain says the wounded man sped off and eventually crashed into a Comfort Inn and Suites hotel.
A passenger in the car suffered minor injuries in the crash but wasn’t shot.
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