CASPER — The identity of the 34-year-old man fatally shot Sunday at a convenience store on the city’s north side has not yet been released by the Natrona County Coroner’s Office.
A spokesperson at the coroner’s office said Monday that efforts are ongoing to contact next of kin for notification. It’s hoped the office can release the name Tuesday.
Casper Police Department spokesperson Rebekah Ladd said Monday no arrests have been made in the case and information will be released should that happen.
Police reported Sunday that an adult male suspect in the case had been detained for questioning.
Casper Police responded to the shooting at Max’s Convenience Store at 706 N. Center St. around 3:30 p.m.
Store clerk Brandon Wilder told Cowboy State Daily that his understanding of the incident was that the man who did the shooting was chased around a corner of the station in the parking lot, then turned and fired the weapon, striking one of his pursuers.
Wilder was working during the busy afternoon and heard a “pop” that sent a coworker outside to check on the situation.
Wilder said he followed with napkins to help stem the bleeding of the victim, and then returned inside because customers remained in the store.
Wilder said his understanding, based on a video that his manager gave to police, was that two men and one woman were involved in chasing the man, who then turned and fired a weapon, striking the 34-year-old man.
Ryan Hardman, who was driving north on Center Street Sunday afternoon, shared that he saw a man lift up his shirt, revealing a weapon. He then laid on the sidewalk about a block south of the store after a Casper Police car passed by and then turned around toward him.
The incident is the sixth shooting in Casper and ninth in Natrona County this year. The shooting Sunday represents the fifth gunshot fatality in the city in 2025.
Dale Killingbeck can be reached at dale@cowboystatedaily.com.
