An early-morning shooting just off the UW-Madison campus has officials again searching for solutions to the city?s growing problem with gun violence….The incident was something of a black eye for a city hosting UW-Madison graduation ceremonies this weekend. Area business owners said Saturday the problem has been growing since last summer. In fact, the owners of Johnny O?s and Wando?s Bar, also located in the 600 block of University Avenue, met with Mayor Paul Soglin on Wednesday to discuss the violence outside of their clubs. Ald. Mike Verveer, 4th District, attended the meeting. He said the men felt helpless to stop ?thuggish? people loitering on the streets near the bars.
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