McFarland PD investigating drive-by, shots fired incident

MCFARLAND, Wis. (WMTV) - The McFarland Police Department is investigating a shots fired incident Monday morning.

According to Dane County Dispatch, police were notified of a drive-by, shots fired incident that happened around 11:20 a.m. Officers were dispatched to the intersection of U.S. Highway 51 and Larson Beach Rd.

McFarland police officers found recently fired shell casings at this intersection, but heard no reports of injury or property damage.

The vehicle that fired the shots had last been seen traveling northbound on U.S. Highway 51, according the McFarland PD.

Police did not say if they had caught the person who fired the shots, just that the investigation is ongoing and that police are asking anyone with information to contact the McFarland Police Department.

The incident happened nearly 40 minutes before McFarland’s Memorial Day Parade began.

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