A search was underway for a burglary suspect this morning in Edwardsville.
An employee of a business near 96th and Woodend interrupted a burglary to his work truck this morning, said Lt. Clifton Oblinger of the Edwardsville Police Department.
The employee got into a physical altercation with the suspect, he said. The employee felt threatened, got a pistol out of his truck, and fired a single shot to the ground, Lt. Oblinger said.
The suspect, described as a male in his 20s, got away, according to police. He is not believed to have any injuries.
Officers from Bonner Springs and Kansas City, Kan., police departments assisted, setting a perimeter and bringing K-9s for the search, he said.
Police kept getting reports about sightings of the suspect; however, he has not been found yet, he said. Officers are still keeping a presence in the area, he added.