CASA GRANDE, Ariz. (AP) - A driver is in custody after speeding through an immigration checkpoint in southern Arizona and leading authorities on a high-speed chase Monday on Interstate 10 toward Phoenix, authorities said.
U.S. Border Patrol officials said the car failed to yield to agents working the checkpoint 20 miles south of Casa Grande around 3 p.m.
They said shots were fired from the vehicle before it was stopped with assistance from other law enforcement agencies.
Arizona Department of Public Safety officials said the chase came to an end on I-10 near Sacaton.
The driver and two other people found inside the car’s trunk were arrested, according to the Border Patrol.
The names of the three arrested weren’t immediately released.
None of the agencies shot at the car during the chase and no injuries were reported, Border Patrol officials said, adding that the incident is under investigation.
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