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In a multi-jurisdictional incident that shut down a stretch of Interstate 39-90-94 in both directions for several hours, two Columbia County Sheriff’s deputies on Sunday afternoon shot an armed man on the highway near DeForest.

The man was a suspect in a drive-by shooting that critically injured a woman in Sauk County and the fatal shooting of a West Allis man earlier in the day.

The man shot by deputies was a 20-year-old man from West Allis. He was taken to UW Hospital by MedFlight helicopter, according to a statement late Sunday by the Dane County Sheriff’s Office. His condition was unavailable.

The complex chain of incidents began when West Allis Police responded to the fatal shooting of a man at an apartment building in the 2300 block of South 92nd Street.

At about 2:55 p.m., the Sauk County Communications Center received a 911 call reporting a drive-by shooting on Interstate 90-94 near mile marker 95. The female shooting victim from that incident was taken to St. Clare Hospital in Baraboo and then UW Hospital, where she remained in critical condition Sunday night.

Another witness then called 911 to report following the suspect vehicle in the Sauk County drive-by shooting, a Chevrolet SUV, east on Interstate 90-94 in Columbia County, heading toward Dane County.