UPDATE: Six men wanted in beating after gunshot investigation
UPDATE 7:58 am. 2/20/20: Pocatello, ID (KIFI/KIDK) - Pocatello police releasing new details about the shooting near campus late Wednesday night.
They say it happened just before 9:30 P.M. to 1159 South 5th Avenue near Taco Bell across from ISU's campus for a report of six men beating-up another man.
Pocatello police say a second call came in from a witness who heard a single gunshot.
That's when police say the men involved fled the scene, but offers discovered a magazine for a handgun and a single spent shell casing in the alley behind the River of Life Church on 1211 South 5th Avenue.
Officers canvased the neighborhood but were not able to find any witnesses or the suspects involved.
Right now, there are no reports of any injuries.
This incident is still under investigation, so if you have any information, please call Pocatello police at (208) 234- 6142.
UPDATE 10:52 P.M. 2/19/20: Pocatello, ID (KIFI/KIDK) - Pocatello Police say two people got into an argument late Wednesday night in an alley near Taco Bell.
One of the suspects shot a bullet into the ground after the argument, but there was no threat to the public at any time.
An alert was sent out by Idaho State University to avoid the area.
Pocatello Police tells Local News 8 and KIDK Eyewitness News 3 there is a federal law about reporting any shooting near a college campus, which is why the alert was sent out.
ORIGINAL STORY: Pocatello Police are asking people to avoid the area near the Taco Bell at 5th Street and Humbolt Street Tuesday night.
Officials say there was a suspected shooting.
It is not clear if there is any further threat to the public, so they ask everyone to stay away from the area.
The Pocatello Police Department is investigating.
Stay with Local News 8 and KIDK Eyewitness News 3 for updates on this developing story.
