It started as an armed robbery about 3:30 a.m. at a store in Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin, police said. Two male suspects stole the "clerk's car," a 2005 Toyota sedan, and drove off.
Shots were reportedly fired during the armed robbery by one or both suspects.
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Just before 4 a.m., police were notified of a car matching the description of the stolen vehicle stuck on train tracks just east of Route 41 and north of Route 173 in unincorporated Zion.
A southbound freight train hit the car, and it was pushed for nearly 1 mile. Nobody was inside the vehicle when the train hit it.
The vehicle was not in a railroad crossing when struck. It was in an area where no vehicle should have been, police said.
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One suspect is in custody, and one suspect, who is possibly armed, is still on the loose, police said.
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Anyone who sees anything suspicious is asked to call 911.
Police described the suspects as approximately 5-feet, 8-inches tall, having an average build and wearing masks.