An occupied car came under gunfire on Curtis Street in Jerseyville on Monday afternoon. Nobody inside the vehicle was hurt, despite it being struck multiple times by bullets, and police took two suspects into custody within roughly an hour of the initial report. The investigation remained ongoing.
Jerseyville Police officers were dispatched to the 100 block of Curtis Street at about 3:30 p.m. Monday to investigate a report of shots fired at a vehicle, according to advantagenews.com. The vehicle, which was occupied at the time of the shooting, had been struck multiple times by gunfire, per rivercountynews.com.
Despite the volume of gunfire, none of the occupants of the vehicle were struck or injured, according to RiverBender.com. As officers worked to secure the scene, the victim vehicle turned up near the Jerseyville Police Department building itself, advantagenews.com reported.
Suspects Located and Arrested Within the Hour
The Jerseyville Police Department and the Jersey County Sheriff's Office worked together to quickly identify and locate two suspects, RiverBender.com's report states. Both were taken into custody without incident at about 4:19 p.m. Monday, less than an hour after the initial report came in.
Police say those involved are known to each other, according to the same advantagenews.com account, though officers have not released the identities of the two suspects. Authorities also said there is no known danger to the community related to the incident, per the report from RiverBender.com.
Investigation Still Open
The department said the investigation remains ongoing, and no further details have been made public at this time, according to the RiverBender.com report. Additional information about the suspects and any potential charges will be released at a later, appropriate time, the outlet noted, but no timeline for that release has been given.
