By BRENT MARTIN
St. Joseph Post
No one was hit, no one wounded when shots were fired at Buchanan County deputies pursing a vehicle with suspects from an armed robbery south of St. Joseph.
Buchanan County Sheriff Bill Puett says deputies responded to an armed robbery call shortly after noon Sunday. The deputies attempted to stop the car, but it fled.
“At which time, a pursuit was undertaken due to the nature of the call, an armed robbery with a firearm,” Puett tells St. Joseph Post.
St. Joseph police officers and troopers from the Missouri State Highway Patrol joined in on the pursuit when it entered the city limits.
“During the pursuit, our deputies were the lead cars and a suspect from the suspect vehicle fired shots at the deputy,” according to Puett, who says the shots didn’t hit anything, didn’t wound anyone.
Puett says the deputies did not fire back.
“So, it came from a moving vehicle at our deputies, so our deputies, obviously, did not return fire.”
The suspects ditched the car at 18th and Locust and fled on foot.
Puett says arrests were made. No charges have been filed, yet.