Update: 2:10 p.m. Sunday morning Owensboro Police Department located the suspect vehicle involved in the incident. After being located, the driver failed to stop for officers and a short pursuit started, according to OPD.
The pursuit ended at the corner of Tamarack Road and South Griffith Avenue in a collision between the suspect’s vehicle and a police cruiser.
The officer in the collision suffered minor injuries.
OPD reports the officers took into custody the driver of the vehicle, a 17-year-old male juvenile for numerous charges, which are listed below:
• Wanton Endangerment – 1st Degree (Police Officer- 4 Counts)
• Receiving Stolen Property (Firearm)
• Possession of a Handgun by a Minor – 2nd Offense
• Fleeing and Evading Police – 1st Degree
• and related traffic offenses.
The juvenile also had 6 pick-up orders issued by the court and was in possession of a stolen AR-15-style rifle, according to officials.
According to OPD, he also had previous charges of Wanton Endangerment – 1st Degree, Possession of a Handgun by a Minor – 1st Offense (Enhanced), Trafficking in Controlled Substance 1st Degree, 1st Offense (Carfentanil or Fentanyl derivative), Trafficking in Marijuana, Theft from a Building, Disorderly Conduct, Menacing, and a two previous Fleeing or Evading Police charges.
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Original: The Owensboro Police Department is investigating a firearm discharge after a driver reported that her vehicle was struck multiple times by gunfire while she was driving Saturday afternoon. No one was injured, according to OPD.
According to a release, at approximately 3:28 p.m. OPD responded to the area of Southtown Boulevard and Gemini Drive for the incident. The victim advised she was driving on Southtown Boulevard when someone fired a gun, striking her vehicle multiple times.
Detectives are currently investigating this incident, and it does not appear to be a random act according to OPD.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Owensboro Police Department at 270-687-8888 or leave an anonymous tip with Crime Stoppers at 270-687-8484.
