Update 9;55-a.m.) The pursuit of a vehicle stolen from the Love’s Truck Stop in Shelby early this morning included shots fired and a crash that sent one person to the hospital. Sheriff Jeff Danker said he was made aware at around 5-a.m. of the incident that began at around 3:45-a.m.  Danker said a Deputy saw the vehicle, and began a pursuit. The pusuit ended with the stolen vehicle being crashed. The suspects allegedly stole another vehicle. It was during that part of the pursuit, that shots were fired at the Deputy, but nothing was hit. After that vehicle also crashed, the driver was arrested, while the passenger took off and stole another vehicle, which he drove into a corn field near County Road L34 and Whippoorwill Road. The location is southeast of Missouri Valley and just south of Interstate 680..

The Cass County K9 assisted in finding the passenger, who was taken into custody at around 5:30-a.m. Danker said the pair also allegedly stole a vehicle he thought was from Kansas. Authorities were still looking for that vehicle.

(KNOD)