(Muscatine, Iowa) – Authorities in Muscatine say there were no reports of injuries following a chase, crash and shots-fired incident, Wednesday afternoon. According to the Muscatine Police Department, at around 3:30-p.m., Wednesday, officers with the Muscatine County Drug Task Force began the process of serving a search warrant on a residence located in the City of Muscatine. The subjects of the investigation fled the scene in a vehicle, when approached by law enforcement, and led police on a high-speed pursuit on Highway 61, around Muscatine.

The fleeing vehicle was involved in a collision at the intersection of Highway 61 and Cedar Street, at around 3:40-p.m. The suspects then fled on foot from the scene. Shortly afterward, several gunshots were fired at the scene.

Incident scene in Muscatine (Photo from the Muscatine, IA Police Department Facebook page)

The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) is conducting an investigation into the incident. In addition to the Muscatine County Drug Task Force, agencies involved in the incident or lending support, included:

• The Muscatine County Sheriff’s Office
• Cedar County Sheriff’s Office
• Muscatine Police Dept.
• Iowa Dept. of Public Safety
• Iowa Division of Narcotics Enforcement
• Muscatine Fire Dept.
• and University of Iowa AirCare.

Officials say the situation was quickly contained, and there is no active threat the community. The incident remains under investigation. Additional details will be released pending completion of the DCI investigation.