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MADISON, Wis. —

A West Allis man accused of killing a woman during an interstate drive-by shooting last month opened fire on other cars as well and had extra ammunition and a rifle in his vehicle, according to newly unsealed court documents.

Sauk County prosecutors charged 20-year-old Zachary Hays with killing Tracy Czaczkowski in the May 1 drive-by attack on Interstate 90-94 between Madison and Wisconsin Dells. Czaczkowsi, her husband and their two small children were returning to Illinois after a weekend in Wisconsin Dells when Hays fired at their BMW sedan, authorities said.

Czaczkowski's husband works for the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, but investigators believe the drive-by was random and wasn't connected to his job.

According to a search warrant unsealed Monday, Hays' brother, 30-year-old Jeremy Hays, told detectives that he was a passenger in Hays' Chevrolet Blazer during the incident. He said Zachary Hays was driving and "freaked out" when a black vehicle with tinted windows - the Czaczkowskis' BMW - approached them, the Wisconsin State Journal reported.

He said he watched Zachary Hays fire a handgun at the vehicle while yelling "I'm not scared, I'm not scared! You want to die, you want to die!"

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Zachary Hays cocked the hammer each time before he fired the pistol, his brother said. After he hit the Czaczkowskis' car, he sped up to 90 mph and began firing at other cars on the interstate, Jeremy Hays said.

Police finally stopped the Blazer using a spike strip. They shot and wounded Zachary Hays when he emerged from the vehicle. Investigators have said he was holding a revolver.

Jeremy Hays said his brother asked for an SKS rifle after police had stopped them but he tossed the rifle in the back of the Blazer. The search warrant noted that a detective saw an uncased long rifle in the Blazer's cargo area.

The warrant said the vehicle also contained cartridges and magazines of ammunition for a handgun and a rifle as well as a stun gun, drug paraphernalia, a digital scale and $660 in cash.

Zachary Hays is scheduled to make an initial court appearance Thursday in Sauk County. He faces one count of first-degree intentional homicide and three counts of reckless endangerment.

Prosecutors in Milwaukee County also charged Zachary Hays with one count of first-degree reckless homicide. They believe he shot his neighbor in their West Allis apartment building on the morning of the drive-by. Advertisement Related ContentMan accused in shootings pleads mental diseaseCourt finds man charged in drive-by competent to stand trial