It did not appear as if anyone else was hurt in the shooting, he said, although there were lots of people in the area when it happened. At least one round appears to have hit an apartment building, he said.

Police believe whoever fired at the men was likely on foot, but DeSpain said some cars were also seen leaving the area after the shooting .

The shootings are the third incident of gunfire in Fitchburg and Madison this week. Two shooting incidents — one a drive-by shooting aimed at another car and another in which several people fired at one another — happened about two hours apart Wednesday afternoon in Fitchburg, with nobody hurt and three people arrested.

DeSpain said it’s too soon to say if those shootings are related to the one Thursday night, but authorities are looking into that possibility.

“We’ll be huddling up with others who were investigating other gunshots to see if anything might be linked,” he said.

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