Prosecutors in Clay County have charged three adults for their role in a high-speed chase late Sunday night during which shots were fired toward a Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper.

According to court documents filed Tuesday, the trooper was conducting traffic enforcement around 10:30 p.m. Sunday in the area of Interstate 35 between Kearney and Liberty when he spotted a 2010 Nissan Altima pass by southbound at 100 mph.

The trooper attempted to catch up to the Nissan, and the driver accelerated to 115 mph.

As the trooper continued to chase, near southbound I-35 at Pleasant Valley Road, one of four occupants in the Nissan leaned out of the passenger side window and opened fire in the direction of the trooper.

Court documents revealed the occupants continued to sporadically fire at th

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