Donald D. Lewis, 38, was killed on the evening of October 9, 2025, at the Dutch Mill Mobile Home Park on Madison’s east side. Police were dispatched at about 7:58 p.m. after reports of a verbal disturbance and gunfire; officers found Lewis down and suffering from what appeared to be a gunshot wound. He died at the scene and investigators immediately treated the incident as a homicide.

Early reports gave no explanation for the argument, no clear relationship between Lewis and anyone involved, and few details about how the gunfire began. The Dane County Medical Examiner’s Office publicly identified Lewis on October 14 and said additional testing was underway. On October 22 Madison police publicly named Fred L. Rushing Jr. as a suspect and released photographs while actively trying to locate him. Police did not publicly describe the evidence, a motive, or whether the confrontation was planned.

Anyone who witnessed the disturbance, has surveillance footage from the area, or knows where Rushing could be located is asked to contact the Madison Police Department or submit anonymous tips to Madison Area Crime Stoppers. Did anyone in the Dutch Mill Road area see or hear anything that night?