Eric A. Ranson, 24, was fatally shot on Madison’s east side at a Home Avenue residence about 12:30 a.m. on November 17, 2021. He was taken to a local hospital and died shortly after arrival; the Dane County Medical Examiner ruled the cause of death gunshot wounds.

The Madison Police Department’s Violent Crime Unit identified a person of interest early in the probe. Two men — Chabris Link and Justin Burage — were arrested in April 2022 and charged in connection with the shooting. Link, 32, was charged with first-degree intentional homicide and was extradited to Wisconsin on a $1 million cash bond; his release conditions included no contact with Burage or Ranson’s family and no possession of weapons or unauthorized drugs. Burage, 33, later accepted a plea deal, pleading guilty to attempted armed robbery as a party to a crime and harboring or aiding a felon, with the first-degree intentional homicide charge against him dropped.

Anyone with information about the shooting or who knew Eric is asked to come forward.