Two people were arrested and two children are in state custody after reports of a disturbance turned into a pursuit with Lubbock police with shots fired Friday morning in South Lubbock.

At approximately 11:30 a.m., LPD received a call reporting a civil disturbance in the 7700 block of Vernon Avenue, said LPD spokeswoman Tiffany Pelt.

"The caller advised a male was refusing to leave the home and he had made statements indicating he would harm officers if police were called," she said.

Pelt said a white SUV was observed leaving the residence as officers responded to the scene. An officer followed the SUV and saw the vehicle run a stop sign.

"The officer attempted to conduct a traffic stop in the area of 78th Street and Avenue W," Pelt said, "but the suspect refused to stop and fled the scene."

Multiple shots were fired in the 2300 block of 78th Street from the vehicle toward the pursuing officer, police said. The SUV then stalled out near 78th Street and Flint Avenue, said Pelt.

"At that point, the male driver bailed out of the SUV and ran from officers," she said.

While officers set up a perimeter in the area to search for the suspect, other officers located a female and two children inside the SUV, according to Pelt. The mother of the children, 33-year-old April Foskett, was arrested for two outstanding misdemeanor warrants.

Child Protective Services was notified and took custody of the children, said Pelt.

A LPD K9 unit responded to the scene to assist with the search.

"A short time later, the K9 unit located 32-year-old Thomas Caudill hiding in a back yard in the 2700 block of 79th Street," said Pelt. "Caudill was in possession of a handgun, but he was taken into custody without incident. Officers also located a shotgun inside the vehicle."

Caudill was arrested on charges of aggravated assault on a public servant, evading in a motor vehicle, evading on foot, unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon, abandoning or endangering a child and an outstanding warrant for a parole violation.

Caudill was booked into the Lubbock County Detention Center just after 2 p.m. Friday. The incident remained under investigation.