Police break up crowds after shots fired on north side

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By Lucy Perry
Indiana Central News

​Indiana State University Police Department officers responded to several calls reporting gunshots fired near North Ninth and Locust Streets in Terre Haute early this morning.

The suspect fled from Lafayette Avenue southbound after firing shots into an empty field around 1 a.m. The suspect vehicle is described as a black four- door passenger car with tinted windows. No inuries were reported.

According to scanner traffic, crowds attending a large house party had assembled outside. Other law enforcement agencies assisted at the scene after several bottles were reportedly thrown at ISU PD officers and vehicles. The crowds dispersed a short time later.