Dane Co. Medical Examiner names man killed in gas station shooting

MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - The Dane County Medical Examiner’s Office revealed Thursday the identity of a 23-year-old man who died after a shooting at a gas station last week.

The agency stated that Kyle Thrasher, of Janesville, was pronounced dead on March 7. Officials are still determining his cause and manner of death.

Dane Co. Medical Examiner’s Office indicated additional testing is being conducted.

According to a release from the Dane County Sheriff’s Office, a call came in just after midnight for a man that had been shot in the parking lot of the BP gas station, located along County Highway N in the Town of Pleasant Springs.

The Dane County Sheriff’s Office said Thursday it is investigating Thrasher’s death as a homicide and is seeking to identify those involved.

Anyone with information on the shooting was asked to call Madison Area Crime Stoppers at (608) 266-6014 or submit a tip on the P3 Tips website.

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