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Police were fired on in Monona early Tuesday morning when suspects in an SUV tried to elude arrest, part of a chaotic series of events involving two high-speed chases and two reportedly stolen vehicles.

Nobody was hurt, according to Monona police Lt. Sara Deuman, and police are still investigating.

Police were dispatched at about 1:45 a.m. to the Walmart Supercenter in Monona about two allegedly stolen SUVs. When they got there, they attempted to stop a black Ford SUV as it was leaving the parking lot, according to a Monona police report. The vehicle was suspected of being involved in an armed robbery and a reported instance of shots fired the day before.

The driver of the SUV accelerated toward two uniformed officers, almost hitting one officer, then got out of the parking area, with police and Dane County sheriff’s deputies in pursuit, the report said.

“Numerous area departments assisted with deploying spike strips in an attempt to safely end the pursuit,” the report said. “There was a successful deployment and the vehicle stopped.”

With the SUV disabled, the suspects fled on foot before another vehicle came into the area and picked them up.