Reward offered for whereabouts of Janesville shooting suspect

By GAZETTE STAFF   Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2009
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Anthony S. Darwin

— Janesville police want the public's help locating a suspect in a 4 a.m. Saturday shooting.

Police responded to a call about shots fired in the 1300 block of Mount Zion Avenue.

A 24-year-old Janesville man told police that Anthony S. Darwin, 28, of Janesville shot a small-caliber handgun his direction after an argument about a drug debt and other issues.

When located, Darwin will be arrested on charges of recklessly endangering safety, police said. Police also are looking for the handgun.

Darwin also is wanted on warrants for felony battery and felony bail jumping, according to police.

Nobody was reported injured, but police recovered shell casings just outside the residence.

Police released information about the shooting late Monday afternoon, more than 60 hours after the incident.

Anyone with information can call police at (608) 755-3100 or Janesville Area CrimeStoppers at (608) 756-3636. Callers to CrimeStoppers may remain anonymous and are eligible for a cash reward up to $1,000.

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nurse4u
Feb 20, 2009 at 2:13 p.m.
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It is one of my favorite movies...

thekid3477
Feb 18, 2009 at 5 p.m.
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thats awesome vesta. ive been tellin peeps for a long time thats one of the best ROMANCE movies ever. to many peeps dont see it that way tho. they see the murders and blood and stuff. when they get married on that bridge and the blood drops fall. bag of shrooms and some kewl company and thats about...THE...BEST...SCENE...EVER...as far as romance goes of course;)

gixxer
Feb 18, 2009 at 4:31 p.m.
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Awl what a love story, isn,t this getting kinky

nurse4u
Feb 18, 2009 at 3:04 p.m.
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Sorry Vesta- he's taken.. My friend has been with him forever..

Vesta
Feb 12, 2009 at 2:09 a.m.
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Listen tjncj, I like my lovers to be slightly off kilter, and my favorite romantic movie is "natural born killers" I can't control where I get my kicks. ;)

tjncj
Feb 11, 2009 at 9:32 p.m.
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Vesta-After your comment on the Lab Safety story that is a frightening comment.

Vesta
Feb 11, 2009 at 8:38 p.m.
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Well, I have my next boyfriend lined up...

nurse4u
Feb 11, 2009 at 8:14 p.m.
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BTW- If it takes 60 hours to get all your stories straight, no wonder I do not believe any of what you tell me.

nurse4u
Feb 11, 2009 at 8:06 p.m.
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teampackers- FYI- Your fiancee is not an angel either. What is he on a probation violation hold for again?? Also, if you saw Anthony fire the gun, then who did you see stab your 24 year old boyfriend? And why was that information not relayed to the police?

The rumor I have heard from many individuals is that "Chadalliac" is an individual who allegedly thinks he is a "gangster" and tries to play games with people. He gets in situations way over his head and seems to owe many people in Janesville money for his drug addictions. I can give you some phone numbers to give to your friends to seek assistance with drug cessation if they would like to have help.

Marymac4- People don't always run because they are guilty. They also run because they are scared of the legal system and may not have the resources to obtain legal counsel. Public defenders do not always look out for the best interests of their clients. Yes, he has warrants for other incidents, but in our country, every one is innocent until proven guilty.

nurse4u
Feb 11, 2009 at 7:53 p.m.
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ladyluck- I know about Anthony's real father and his stepdad who is his father for all intents and purposes, except biologically. But just because his father can not own a gun now does not mean he couldn't before or that he doesn't bow hunt. Seriously, give me a break. His sister is one of my BEST friends for many years.

Teampackers-As for all the rumors about Anthony's involvement in this incident, just remember that lying to the police is an obstruction of justice and you can be charged criminally for that. You can also be brought to civil court with your slanderous and libel false allegations.

ladyluck
Feb 10, 2009 at 9:21 p.m.
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it is very weird for someone who claims that they know anthony and not know that his father is not able to own any guns or that his real father passed away when he was young. so how well do you really know someone would be the question to ask yourself.

marymac4
Feb 10, 2009 at 6:29 p.m.
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nurse4u; His attire and other warrants for his arrest(must be bad breaks and misunderstandings) tells me he is an outstanding young man in our community and he is the victim and couldn't possibly have fired a gun as that would be beyond his character as to the photo in here. Now that may sound sarcastic and harsh but IMO thats how I see it. When I got my butt in a jam it was always someone elses fault and I was always the victim,and denied what they said I did, if you coverup, condone and/or deny the issues you are not helping the individual that in this case looks like he needs some help. Im not trying to look like he is all to blame but he needs to get honest and own his part. I had to. It seems that if he didn't do it then turn himself in and straighten out the false charges. Most people run if they have guilt. IMO

nurse4u
Feb 10, 2009 at 11:09 a.m.
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Wrong! Anthony did receive 12 stitches to his head, from a beer bottle. This was told to me personally from Anthony, on Saturday morning. Not a rumor.

I think it is kinda ironic that he was pouring blood from his head wound but was allegedly able to shoot a small caliber gun. I know Anthony was an avid hunter with his father and has immense dislike for small caliber guns, which is why I have a hard time believing he fired the gun. He does not own any small caliber guns and neither does his family. Like I said, we will know when the prints come back on the shell casings.

There was not a weapon recovered and NO ONE at that party was tested for gun shot residue. Seems that it would be very difficult to prove that Anthony is the one who actually fired that gun.

With that being said, I hope the victims in this street fight recover. No one deserves to be beat, stabbed or hit with a beer bottle. This is why I am a homebody who rarely ever goes out. It's always drama. I would rather be at home with my family. Drug debts, alcohol, anger, intoxication, it was a recipe for disaster. But when you lie down with dogs, you come up with fleas.

NeuroMed
Feb 5, 2009 at 5:02 p.m.
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I have zero sympathy for anyone involved...you surround yourself with certain kinds of people, eventually something will happen. It's these kind of people that are making what used to be decent neighborhoods turn into crap.

marymac4
Feb 5, 2009 at 11:54 a.m.
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What exactly does a heroin addict look like? How does anyone say whether or not some one uses heroin do you think they are going to confide in the world they do? Did the parents and friends of the ones who died because of Herion or any other drug know? If you weren't there you will not know thr truth and the friends of either are going to cover their friend and put it a total different way as to who did what, what weapons were involved so on and so on. If you don't know the facts then maybe you should keep what you heard thru their friends, girlfriends and family to yourself.

SarahB
Feb 4, 2009 at 4:40 p.m.
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Gee, sounds like I missed a good party. Darn!

gixxer
Feb 4, 2009 at 4:34 p.m.
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Is that homedepot orange that he's wearing? LOL

teampackers
Feb 4, 2009 at 4:33 p.m.
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and the victim is not cadilac, it's actually chadilac, and that was not even the victim, that was a guy that was at the house adn was questioned, crazy how stories change when people make assumptions and listen to rumors

teampackers
Feb 4, 2009 at 4:30 p.m.
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NURSE4U so u know anthony and i know the victim and who ever told you the story should rethink it, victim is my fiance, i took him to the hospital anthony did not have stiches the victim was hit in the head with multiple beer bottles, and received 6 staples in the back of his head and 8 in his chest due to a stab wound of course no one is talking about that, anthony did shoot the gun, i picked the victim up, mr darwin was shooting at the victim. WOW about time some one says what really went down, drug deal gone bad no, it was not even between anthony and the victim anthony got involved, if anthony would of went to the hospital to receive stitches he would of been arrested, that is why he is wanted right now. just to set the record str8

nurse4u
Feb 4, 2009 at 4:18 p.m.
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Just some more FYI- I was NOT there and only heard multiple rumors, conflictings stories, etc etc. The ONLY individual I personally know is Anthony that was in this streetfight.

Some advice to Anthony, if you did not do this, turn yourself in, hire an attorney and prove everyone wrong and that you are innocent.

(I had to add that, don't want to take drama from all the posters here..)

nurse4u
Feb 4, 2009 at 4:11 p.m.
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I received an early morning call at 8:30 am on Saturday from a girl that I know who told me all about this incident. I was informed that what actually happenned in this story is that they were at a party on Mt. Zion Road and the 24 year old man owed money to Anthony on a drug debt. The 24 year old then proceeded to hit Anthony in the head with a beer bottle requiring him to receive 12 stitches. Anthony's friends then jumped into the fight to stop the 24 year old, nicknamed, "Cadillac."
A later rumor informed me that one of the 24 year old's friends is actually the one that fired the gun, because it became an all out street fight. The 24 year old is in jail on a probation violation. It is a drug deal gone bad..do you really think that these individuals are really telling the truth, or maybe that they want to get even with Anthony?

I know Anthony and his family for many years and why he has not made the best choices in his life, I am positive the other individuals in this situation are making just as many bad choices. I think the police department needs to look at all the individuals involved in this case and look at all the facts before they charge anyone for this shooting. It was a party that had many people there.

For the record, Anthony is NOT a heroin user.

Just some FYI, stories get twisted and the truth distorted, especially when you have multiple individuals that are drunk, fighting, and in the dark of night.

Why not find out whose prints are actually on the shell casings??

JohnDoe
Feb 3, 2009 at 10:58 p.m.
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I guess this article is actually lacking on specifics.

If the incident happened at 4:00 AM Saturday...
and information was not released unti Monday afternoon..."more than 60 hours after the incident"...I would say that is irresponsible to the citizens in the neighborhood who may have been aware that "something" happened, but didn't know what.

At the very least, they should have released information to assuage any fear that may be out there as a result of the people not knowing what was going on. Is a shooter on the loose? Should they remain locked in their homes until he is caught? Is it random? Are they at risk?

Get the point?

Not 60 hours later.

janesvillean
Feb 3, 2009 at 10:40 p.m.
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I'm not sure what that means, JohnDoe. The fact is that I am personally acquainted with the victim end of the process here and the JPD did spend a weekend shaking the trees for the guy, although no gun was involved. It was not swept under the rug. The time before a public announcement includes getting witness statements in a relaxed environment (not, say, the Emergency Room), and even if the guy's name is known they would probably want to do a photo line-up to comply with appropriate state case law. This all takes place expeditiously considering the number of people involved.

JohnDoe
Feb 3, 2009 at 10:17 p.m.
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I think janesvillean is trying too hard to be a goodwill ambassador for the city.

I wonder if he would feel the same if the shots fired were outside his bedroom window?

upnorthwi
Feb 3, 2009 at 10:07 p.m.
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This guy looks like a heroine addict too.

thekid3477
Feb 3, 2009 at 7:55 p.m.
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storys like this and all the heroin stories it seems weve had lately are further proof that having 'drugs' illegal does absolutely nothing to prevent their use. stupid people are stupid people regardless of the situation. if 'drugs' were legal a legitimate business owner would have profitted instead of some gangbanger. that profit would have been subject to income tax and the 'drug', whichever drug it may have been, would have been subject to sales tax.

temptanny2803
Feb 3, 2009 at 7:28 p.m.
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Obviously both are probably druggies! Im pretty sure the victim is no angel but in this situation its common sense that both were up to trouble. College student or not, he still is doing illegal activities and doesnt deserve a blue ribbon considering any loser can go to college.

teampackers
Feb 3, 2009 at 6:10 p.m.
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YOU ARE ALL RIGHT STORIES GET TWISTED, JUST FOR THE RECORD, HE WAS SHOOTING AT HIM. AND THAT IS NOT A RUMOR IT IS A FACT

sarac53545
Feb 3, 2009 at 4:30 p.m.
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Police released information about the shooting late Monday afternoon, more than 60 hours after the incident.WOW JPD THIS MAKES US FEEL REAL SAFE

ladyluck
Feb 3, 2009 at 2:25 p.m.
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no it doesn't make it any better that maybe he shot in the air, but in this article it doesn't say that he shot at anyone. it just states that shots were fired. i would like to see him locked up just as much as the rest of the city of janesville. it would be about time that he is caught!

JimPI
Feb 3, 2009 at 1:52 p.m.
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ladyluck wrote: don't you people know by now that not every story is correct. maybe he shot in the air? it does not say that he shot at someone it says that shots were fired.

According to the story, "...Anthony S. Darwin, 28, of Janesville shot a small-caliber handgun his direction after an argument...." So, unless the victim was hovering above Darwin, he couldn't have just shot up into the air.

minihowie
Feb 3, 2009 at 1:35 p.m.
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So because he shot in the air, that makes it better?!?!
Give me a break. I went to school with this guy. He hasn't changed one bit. Drug deal gone bad, Felony battery, Felony bail jumping, need I say more.

ladyluck
Feb 3, 2009 at 1:05 p.m.
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don't you people know by now that not every story is correct. maybe he shot in the air? it does not say that he shot at someone it says that shots were fired.

teampackers
Feb 3, 2009 at 12:45 p.m.
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right, he is not shooting at every one but he did shoot at SOMEONE

thechosen1
Feb 3, 2009 at 10:43 a.m.
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when he does get caught.. watch him get less than 6 months thanks to our lovely DA.. that what he gave the kid that shot someone outside the ymca

mylildog
Feb 3, 2009 at 10:39 a.m.
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come on turn your self in theres no where to hide ...

janesvillean
Feb 3, 2009 at 10:24 a.m.
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That's reasonable for an investigation. It's not like the guy is out there shooting at everyone he sees, he's just wanted for something that's over and done with.

bennetonf1
Feb 3, 2009 at 9:49 a.m.
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60 hours after the incident?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?
WTF
Thanks for the heads up!

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