Shots fired at deputies on Saturday

The Platte County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an incident near Waukomis Drive last weekend.

Two Platte County deputies were fired at from a passing vehicle while conducting a traffic stop on southbound Interstate 29 just north of Waukomis Drive. The incident occurred around 12:59 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 30.

The deputies and the individual they stopped were not injured.

Detectives with the sheriff’s office are reviewing camera footage around the time of the shooting.

At the time of the shooting there were multiple vehicles on I-29 and it is not clear which vehicle the shots were fired from.

Anyone with information related to this incident is asked to contact the Platte County Sheriff’s Office at 858-3521 or the TIPS Hotline at 474-TIPS.