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Police: Pair fired on officers, then arrested after pursuit

The pursuit led to an accident involving a police vehicle.
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ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. — Two people have been arrested and taken into custody after they allegedly fired shots at St. Louis County Police officers on patrol near Halls Ferry in unincorporated north St. Louis County.

Police say incident happened Tuesday evening, just after 8 p.m. in the area of Medford and Nemnich.

After being shot at, the officers pursued the suspects’ vehicle for several minutes until the suspects eventually stopped at Vorhof and Landseer where they were taken into custody.

During the pursuit, a St. Louis County Police vehicle was involved in an accident at Monarch and Chambers. EMS responded to the scene. The injuries involved in that accident are unknown at this point.

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