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A Wednesday afternoon incident in LeRoy may be related to a shots fired incident earlier in the week.

According to a release from the Mower County Sheriff’s Office Thursday afternoon, deputies were dispatched at around 12:15 p.m. Wednesday for a report of a person allegedly having a gun holstered on his hip and intoxicated at the K&H Classic Stop in LeRoy.

According to the release, the 31-year-old man was known to the store clerk as a local rural resident.

After checking the community and a rural LeRoy address for the man and vehicle, the information was passed on to Mitchell County Iowa Authorities.

At about 4:25 p.m Wednesday afternoon, the Howard County Sheriff’s Office advised Mower County that the vehicle had been located in their county after it had crashed. At around 11:05 p.m. Wednesday evening, the Howard County Sheriff’s Office reported having a male subject in custody who they believe was the suspect in the LeRoy incident.

The release states that the initial investigation has led investigators to believe this incident may be related to the shots fired call late Tuesday night in LeRoy. In that case, deputies were dispatched to a report in the area of North Everett Street at around 10:42 p.m. Tuesday.

Once on the scene, deputies were able to locate evidence in the area to corroborate the report. There were no injuries or damage to property reported, and it is believed that it was an isolated incident with no threat to the public.

Both incidents remain under investigation by the Mower County Sheriff’s Office and the Howard County Iowa Sheriff’s Office.