Another Shooting in Madison Park

At 6:48pm Lakewood Police and Fire received multiple 911 calls about shots fired and people running at Madison Park. Officers arrived on-scene and confirmed a male was shot multiple times. Lakewood Fire arrived minutes later and transported the male to Metro Hospital.


Witnesses say the park was packed with families and children at the time of the shooting. Several children were still crying as parents took them out of the park.


"I couldn't believe it," one father told me as his daughter stood close by. "I thought it was fire crackers. I couldn't imagine there could be another shooting here."


Witnesses stated the shooter ran east and hopped a fence behind residences on Haltsead Ave. Officers were seen checking several backyards for evidence, though it is believed the shooting took place at the parking lot near the baseball fields.


One male was briefly detained by officers but was released after about 15 minutes.


No word on the victim's condition nor any arrests.


This is the second shooting at Madison Park in the last four weeks.


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