Medical examiner identifies victim in Friday night homicide

POLICE LIGHT
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MADISON, Wis. — The Dane County Medical Examiner’s Office has identified the victim who died as a result of Friday night’s shooting.

Officials said the incident happened on the 1800 block of Northport Drive in Madison at about 9:15 p.m.

According to the news release, Nang Yee Lee, 81, of Madison, was taken to a hospital in critical condition and died three days later.

A forensic autopsy completed Tuesday confirmed that Lee’s death was due to “homicidal violence.”

Madison police said the alleged killer is a 38-year-old man who lived in the same building as Lee. Officials will release the person’s name once he is booked into Dane County Jail.

An investigation into Lee’s death is ongoing.