A Cape Girardeau man was arrested for firing shots with a rifle at 1:52 a.m. Saturday.
Will Hodges Woods, 32, 519 S. Pacific, was arrested for allegedly firing shots with a rifle at a residence located at the corner of Good Hope and Middle streets.
Patrolman Dan Seger, one of the officers at the scene, said Woods was apparently running through at field in the 200 block of South Middle firing shots.
He said a large crowd of people had formed in the street after the incidence. It was reported that Woods apprehended by those he was firing upon him and they held down until police arrived.
There were no victims in the incident, and no reported injuries.
Wills was charged with one count of armed criminal action and one count of possession of a controlled substance reported by police to be cocaine.
The Cape Girardeau Police Department is still investigating the incident.
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