KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A suspect was arrested Tuesday after firing gunshots at Franklin County, Kansas, sheriff's deputies during a car chase on Interstate 35.
The chase started just before 3 p.m. in Franklin County and ended in Johnson County.
No law enforcement officers were injured in the incident, according to the Franklin County Sheriff's Office.
The incident began when Franklin County Sheriff's Department deputies pulled over a vehicle for speeding on I-35, per a news release from the Franklin County Sheriff's Office.
Deputies thought the two men in the vehicle might have illegal drugs in the car and may have been using them.
The driver was taken from the vehicle for questioning.
When the deputies came back to the vehicle for the passenger, he locked the doors, moved into the driver's seat and drove off, according to the sheriff's office.
The chase went north on I-35, and the driver fired shots from a handgun at the pursuing deputies at least twice, the news release stated.
The suspect then lost control of the vehicle and crashed at I-35 near Moonlight Road.
Law enforcement officers from several departments set up a command post and used drones, dogs and an aircraft to search for the suspect.
He was found and arrested.
Drugs and a gun were found in the vehicle, the sheriff's office said.
The original driver of the vehicle was a 55-year-old Hiawatha, Iowa, man.
No information was available on the alleged shooter.
Both directions of I-35 were closed for a few hours during the investigation, but the highway reopened just before 6 p.m.
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